JAL-4062 avc operation and model method for copying SearchResultsI.getMatchingSubSequ...

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / api / AlignViewControllerI.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerI.java b/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerI.java
index 58a58e9..3e689d1 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/api/AlignViewControllerI.java
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
  */
 package jalview.api;
 
-import jalview.io.DataSourceType;
-
 import java.util.List;
 
+import jalview.io.DataSourceType;
+
 /**
  * prototype abstract controller for a Jalview alignment view
  * 
@@ -111,4 +111,12 @@ public interface AlignViewControllerI
   boolean markHighlightedColumns(boolean invert, boolean extendCurrent,
           boolean toggle);
 
+  /**
+   * copies each distinct highlighted region on the current view as a new
+   * sequence on the clipboard
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  boolean copyHighlightedRegionsToClipboard();
+
 }