From f4a7230382e12fdb15d339d25c04be9730128b5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jprocter <Jim Procter>
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:40:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] comment concerning null exceptions generated when
 annotations read from a file are rendered in the applet

---
 src/jalview/io/AnnotationFile.java |    9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/jalview/io/AnnotationFile.java b/src/jalview/io/AnnotationFile.java
index f8c2c2a..4acd2a1 100755
--- a/src/jalview/io/AnnotationFile.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/AnnotationFile.java
@@ -594,7 +594,14 @@ public class AnnotationFile
       displayChar = desc;
       desc = tmp;
     }
-
+    /*
+     * In principle, this code will ensure that the Annotation element generated is renderable by any of the applet or application rendering code
+     * but instead we check for null strings when the display character is rendered. 
+    if (displayChar==null)
+    {
+      displayChar="";
+    }
+    */
     Annotation anot = new Annotation(displayChar, desc, ss, value);
 
     anot.colour = colour;
-- 
1.7.10.2