JAL-2429 findColumnPosition returns 0 for cols in region starting at 0

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

diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/ColumnSelection.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/ColumnSelection.java
index 7459033..28745f1 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/ColumnSelection.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/ColumnSelection.java
@@ -718,7 +718,16 @@ public class ColumnSelection
          // and region[0]-1, and then subtract from result to convert result from
          // the adjusted hiddenColumn value to the adjusted region[0]-1 value
 
-         return result - (hiddenColumn - region[0] + 1);
+        // However, if the region begins at 0 we cannot return region[0]-1
+        // just return 0
+        if (region[0] == 0)
+        {
+          return 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          return result - (hiddenColumn - region[0] + 1);
+        }
       }
     }
     return result; // return the shifted position after removing hidden columns.