JAL-2292 renamed method and improved implementation as suggested by Kira

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / util / Comparison.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java b/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
index 5269d4f..1326647 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ public class Comparison
   }
 
   /**
-   * Compares two chars either case sensitively or case insensitively depending
-   * on the caseSensitive flag
+   * Compares two residues either case sensitively or case insensitively
+   * depending on the caseSensitive flag
    * 
    * @param c1
    *          first char
@@ -428,18 +428,12 @@ public class Comparison
    *          if true comparison will be case sensitive otherwise its not
    * @return
    */
-  public static boolean compareChars(char c1, char c2, boolean caseSensitive)
+  public static boolean isSameResidue(char c1, char c2,
+          boolean caseSensitive)
   {
-    boolean sameCase = (Character.isUpperCase(c1) && Character
-            .isUpperCase(c2))
-            || (Character.isLowerCase(c1) && Character.isLowerCase(c2));
-    if (sameCase)
+    if (caseSensitive)
     {
-      return c1 == c2;
-    }
-    else if (caseSensitive)
-    {
-      return false;
+      return (c1 == c2);
     }
     else
     {