From f2c8e788b0c86c77ac4e62f6f6e2da13fdf43fc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jprocter <Jim Procter>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:02:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] dataIn.ready()  is not a test of data source validity!

---
 src/jalview/io/FileParse.java |    9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/jalview/io/FileParse.java b/src/jalview/io/FileParse.java
index 9f87c3a..4714b8f 100755
--- a/src/jalview/io/FileParse.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/FileParse.java
@@ -383,9 +383,14 @@ public class FileParse
   }
   
 
-  public Reader getReader() throws IOException
+  /**
+   * get the underlying bufferedReader for this data source.
+   * @return null if no reader available
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public Reader getReader()
   {
-    if (dataIn != null && dataIn.ready())
+    if (dataIn != null) // Probably don't need to test for readiness && dataIn.ready())
     {
       return dataIn;
     }
-- 
1.7.10.2