JAL-2154 refactor setSequenceAt to replaceSequenceAt, fixed implementation and docs

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / datamodel / Alignment.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/Alignment.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/Alignment.java
index dcfbaad..fd918fc 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/Alignment.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/Alignment.java
@@ -256,18 +256,22 @@ public class Alignment implements AlignmentI
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Adds a sequence to the alignment. Recalculates maxLength and size.
-   * 
-   * @param snew
-   */
   @Override
-  public void setSequenceAt(int i, SequenceI snew)
+  public SequenceI replaceSequenceAt(int i, SequenceI snew)
   {
     synchronized (sequences)
     {
-      deleteSequence(i);
-      sequences.set(i, snew);
+      if (sequences.size() > i)
+      {
+        return sequences.set(i, snew);
+
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        sequences.add(snew);
+        hiddenSequences.adjustHeightSequenceAdded();
+      }
+      return null;
     }
   }