def get_hierarchy_latex(self):
     """
     creates a hierarchy of files and subdirectories within the main directory
     and writes it into a latex compatible string
     ###
     RETURNS (string)
     """
     indent = "    "
     main_string = ""
     main_string += "\\setstretch {0.74}%\n"
     main_string += self.name+"\n"
     main_string += "\\begin{itemize}\n"
     for subdir in self.subdirs:
         # going for he first layer of subdirectories
         main_string += "\item[$\\blacktriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(subdir.get_name())+"\n"
         main_string += indent+"\\begin{itemize}\n"
         if not(subdir.subdirs == []):
             for subdir2 in subdir.subdirs:
                 main_string += indent+"\item[$\\blacktriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(subdir2.get_name())+"\n"
                 # going for the second layer
                 main_string += indent+indent+"\\begin{itemize}\n"
                 if not(subdir2.subdirs == []):
                     for subdir3 in subdir2.subdirs:
                         main_string += indent+indent+"\item[$\\blacktriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(subdir3.get_name())+"\n"
                         # going for the third layer
                         main_string += indent+indent+indent+"\\begin{itemize}\n"
                         if not(subdir3.subdirs == []):
                             for subdir4 in subdir3.subdirs:
                                 main_string += indent+indent+indent+"\item[$\\blacktriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(subdir4.get_name())+"\n"
                         for file4 in subdir3.files:
                             main_string += indent+indent+indent+"\item[$\\vartriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(file4)+"\n"
                         main_string += indent+indent+indent+"\end{itemize}\n"
                 for file3 in subdir2.files:
                     main_string += indent+indent+"\item[$\\vartriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(file3)+"\n"
                 main_string += indent+indent+"\end{itemize}\n"
         for file2 in subdir.files:
             main_string += indent+"\item[$\\vartriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(file2)+"\n"
         main_string += indent+"\end{itemize}\n"
     for file in self.files:
         main_string += "\item[$\\vartriangleright$] "+jtstr.latex_compatible(file)+"\n"
     main_string += "\end{itemize}\n"
     "\\setstretch {1.433}%\n"
     # returning the whole string
     return main_string