JAL-2416 public constant for space gap character

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

diff --git a/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java b/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
index 1326647..6c2fb4b 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/Comparison.java
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ public class Comparison
 
   private static final int TO_UPPER_CASE = 'a' - 'A';
 
-  private static final char GAP_SPACE = ' ';
+  public static final char GAP_SPACE = ' ';
 
-  private static final char GAP_DOT = '.';
+  public static final char GAP_DOT = '.';
 
-  private static final char GAP_DASH = '-';
+  public static final char GAP_DASH = '-';
 
   public static final String GapChars = new String(new char[] { GAP_SPACE,
       GAP_DOT, GAP_DASH });