public static ArrayList<String> strip(ArrayList<String> in){
		ArrayList<String> out = new ArrayList<String>();
		
		for(int l = 0; l < in.size(); l++){
			
			if(!in.get(l).trim().startsWith("//")){ // checks if comment
				//not a comment
				out.add(in.get(l));
			}
		}
		
		return out;
	}