applied LGPLv3 and source code formatting.
[vamsas.git] / src / uk / ac / vamsas / objects / core / Alignment.java
index ffafc47..bc95178 100644 (file)
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 /*
- * This class was automatically generated with 
- * <a href="http://www.castor.org">Castor 1.1</a>, using an XML
- * Schema.
- * $Id$
+ * This file is part of the Vamsas Client version 0.1. 
+ * Copyright 2009 by Jim Procter, Iain Milne, Pierre Marguerite, 
+ *  Andrew Waterhouse and Dominik Lindner.
+ * 
+ * Earlier versions have also been incorporated into Jalview version 2.4 
+ * since 2008, and TOPALi version 2 since 2007.
+ * 
+ * The Vamsas Client is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *  
+ * The Vamsas Client is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with the Vamsas Client.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-
 package uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core;
 
-  //---------------------------------/
- //- Imported classes and packages -/
+//---------------------------------/
+//- Imported classes and packages -/
 //---------------------------------/
 
 import org.exolab.castor.xml.Marshaller;
@@ -17,1314 +31,1370 @@ import org.exolab.castor.xml.Unmarshaller;
 /**
  * Class Alignment.
  * 
- * @version $Revision$ $Date$
+ * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2007-06-28 14:51:44 +0100 (Thu, 28 Jun 2007)
+ *          $
  */
-public class Alignment extends uk.ac.vamsas.client.Vobject 
-implements java.io.Serializable
-{
-
-
-      //--------------------------/
-     //- Class/Member Variables -/
-    //--------------------------/
-
-    /**
-     * Field _gapChar.
-     */
-    private java.lang.String _gapChar;
-
-    /**
-     * Field _aligned.
-     */
-    private boolean _aligned;
-
-    /**
-     * keeps track of state for field: _aligned
-     */
-    private boolean _has_aligned;
-
-    /**
-     * Primary Key for vamsas object referencing
-     *  
-     */
-    private java.lang.String _id;
-
-    /**
-     * Field _modifiable.
-     */
-    private java.lang.String _modifiable;
-
-    /**
-     * This is annotation over the coordinate frame
-     *  defined by all the columns in the alignment.
-     *  
-     */
-    private java.util.Vector _alignmentAnnotationList;
-
-    /**
-     * Field _treeList.
-     */
-    private java.util.Vector _treeList;
-
-    /**
-     * Field _alignmentSequenceList.
-     */
-    private java.util.Vector _alignmentSequenceList;
-
-    /**
-     * typical properties may be additional
-     *  alignment score objects 
-     */
-    private java.util.Vector _propertyList;
-
-    /**
-     * Field _provenance.
-     */
-    private uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Provenance _provenance;
-
-
-      //----------------/
-     //- Constructors -/
-    //----------------/
-
-    public Alignment() {
-        super();
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList = new java.util.Vector();
-        this._treeList = new java.util.Vector();
-        this._alignmentSequenceList = new java.util.Vector();
-        this._propertyList = new java.util.Vector();
-    }
-
-
-      //-----------/
-     //- Methods -/
-    //-----------/
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addAlignmentAnnotation(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList.addElement(vAlignmentAnnotation);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addAlignmentAnnotation(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList.add(index, vAlignmentAnnotation);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentSequence
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addAlignmentSequence(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._alignmentSequenceList.addElement(vAlignmentSequence);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vAlignmentSequence
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addAlignmentSequence(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._alignmentSequenceList.add(index, vAlignmentSequence);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vProperty
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addProperty(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._propertyList.addElement(vProperty);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vProperty
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addProperty(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._propertyList.add(index, vProperty);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vTree
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addTree(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._treeList.addElement(vTree);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vTree
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void addTree(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        this._treeList.add(index, vTree);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     */
-    public void deleteAligned(
-    ) {
-        this._has_aligned= false;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method enumerateAlignmentAnnotation.
-     * 
-     * @return an Enumeration over all
-     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation elements
-     */
-    public java.util.Enumeration enumerateAlignmentAnnotation(
-    ) {
-        return this._alignmentAnnotationList.elements();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method enumerateAlignmentSequence.
-     * 
-     * @return an Enumeration over all
-     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence elements
-     */
-    public java.util.Enumeration enumerateAlignmentSequence(
-    ) {
-        return this._alignmentSequenceList.elements();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method enumerateProperty.
-     * 
-     * @return an Enumeration over all
-     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property elements
-     */
-    public java.util.Enumeration enumerateProperty(
-    ) {
-        return this._propertyList.elements();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method enumerateTree.
-     * 
-     * @return an Enumeration over all
-     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree elements
-     */
-    public java.util.Enumeration enumerateTree(
-    ) {
-        return this._treeList.elements();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Overrides the java.lang.Object.equals method.
-     * 
-     * @param obj
-     * @return true if the objects are equal.
-     */
-    public boolean equals(
-            final java.lang.Object obj) {
-        if ( this == obj )
-            return true;
-        
-        if (super.equals(obj)==false)
+public class Alignment extends uk.ac.vamsas.client.Vobject implements
+    java.io.Serializable {
+
+  // --------------------------/
+  // - Class/Member Variables -/
+  // --------------------------/
+
+  /**
+   * Field _gapChar.
+   */
+  private java.lang.String _gapChar;
+
+  /**
+   * Field _aligned.
+   */
+  private boolean _aligned;
+
+  /**
+   * keeps track of state for field: _aligned
+   */
+  private boolean _has_aligned;
+
+  /**
+   * Primary Key for vamsas object referencing
+   * 
+   */
+  private java.lang.String _id;
+
+  /**
+   * Field _modifiable.
+   */
+  private java.lang.String _modifiable;
+
+  /**
+   * This is annotation over the coordinate frame defined by all the columns in
+   * the alignment.
+   * 
+   */
+  private java.util.Vector _alignmentAnnotationList;
+
+  /**
+   * Field _treeList.
+   */
+  private java.util.Vector _treeList;
+
+  /**
+   * Field _alignmentSequenceList.
+   */
+  private java.util.Vector _alignmentSequenceList;
+
+  /**
+   * typical properties may be additional alignment score objects
+   */
+  private java.util.Vector _propertyList;
+
+  /**
+   * Field _provenance.
+   */
+  private uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Provenance _provenance;
+
+  // ----------------/
+  // - Constructors -/
+  // ----------------/
+
+  public Alignment() {
+    super();
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList = new java.util.Vector();
+    this._treeList = new java.util.Vector();
+    this._alignmentSequenceList = new java.util.Vector();
+    this._propertyList = new java.util.Vector();
+  }
+
+  // -----------/
+  // - Methods -/
+  // -----------/
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addAlignmentAnnotation(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList.addElement(vAlignmentAnnotation);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addAlignmentAnnotation(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList.add(index, vAlignmentAnnotation);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentSequence
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addAlignmentSequence(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._alignmentSequenceList.addElement(vAlignmentSequence);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vAlignmentSequence
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addAlignmentSequence(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._alignmentSequenceList.add(index, vAlignmentSequence);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vProperty
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addProperty(final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._propertyList.addElement(vProperty);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vProperty
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addProperty(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._propertyList.add(index, vProperty);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vTree
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addTree(final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._treeList.addElement(vTree);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vTree
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void addTree(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    this._treeList.add(index, vTree);
+  }
+
+  /**
+     */
+  public void deleteAligned() {
+    this._has_aligned = false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method enumerateAlignmentAnnotation.
+   * 
+   * @return an Enumeration over all
+   *         uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation elements
+   */
+  public java.util.Enumeration enumerateAlignmentAnnotation() {
+    return this._alignmentAnnotationList.elements();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method enumerateAlignmentSequence.
+   * 
+   * @return an Enumeration over all uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence
+   *         elements
+   */
+  public java.util.Enumeration enumerateAlignmentSequence() {
+    return this._alignmentSequenceList.elements();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method enumerateProperty.
+   * 
+   * @return an Enumeration over all uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property elements
+   */
+  public java.util.Enumeration enumerateProperty() {
+    return this._propertyList.elements();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method enumerateTree.
+   * 
+   * @return an Enumeration over all uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree elements
+   */
+  public java.util.Enumeration enumerateTree() {
+    return this._treeList.elements();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides the java.lang.Object.equals method.
+   * 
+   * @param obj
+   * @return true if the objects are equal.
+   */
+  public boolean equals(final java.lang.Object obj) {
+    if (this == obj)
+      return true;
+
+    if (super.equals(obj) == false)
+      return false;
+
+    if (obj instanceof Alignment) {
+
+      Alignment temp = (Alignment) obj;
+      boolean thcycle;
+      boolean tmcycle;
+      if (this._gapChar != null) {
+        if (temp._gapChar == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._gapChar != temp._gapChar) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._gapChar);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._gapChar);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._gapChar);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._gapChar);
+            }
+            ;
             return false;
-        
-        if (obj instanceof Alignment) {
-        
-            Alignment temp = (Alignment)obj;
-            boolean thcycle;
-            boolean tmcycle;
-            if (this._gapChar != null) {
-                if (temp._gapChar == null) return false;
-                if (this._gapChar != temp._gapChar) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._gapChar);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._gapChar);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._gapChar); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._gapChar); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._gapChar.equals(temp._gapChar)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._gapChar);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._gapChar);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._gapChar);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._gapChar);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._gapChar != null)
-                return false;
-            if (this._aligned != temp._aligned)
-                return false;
-            if (this._has_aligned != temp._has_aligned)
-                return false;
-            if (this._id != null) {
-                if (temp._id == null) return false;
-                if (this._id != temp._id) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._id);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._id);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._id.equals(temp._id)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._id != null)
-                return false;
-            if (this._modifiable != null) {
-                if (temp._modifiable == null) return false;
-                if (this._modifiable != temp._modifiable) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._modifiable);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._modifiable);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._modifiable); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._modifiable); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._modifiable.equals(temp._modifiable)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._modifiable);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._modifiable);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._modifiable);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._modifiable);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._modifiable != null)
-                return false;
-            if (this._alignmentAnnotationList != null) {
-                if (temp._alignmentAnnotationList == null) return false;
-                if (this._alignmentAnnotationList != temp._alignmentAnnotationList) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._alignmentAnnotationList);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentAnnotationList); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._alignmentAnnotationList.equals(temp._alignmentAnnotationList)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentAnnotationList);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentAnnotationList);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._alignmentAnnotationList != null)
-                return false;
-            if (this._treeList != null) {
-                if (temp._treeList == null) return false;
-                if (this._treeList != temp._treeList) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._treeList);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._treeList);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._treeList); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._treeList); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._treeList.equals(temp._treeList)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._treeList);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._treeList);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._treeList);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._treeList);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._treeList != null)
-                return false;
-            if (this._alignmentSequenceList != null) {
-                if (temp._alignmentSequenceList == null) return false;
-                if (this._alignmentSequenceList != temp._alignmentSequenceList) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._alignmentSequenceList);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._alignmentSequenceList);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentSequenceList); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentSequenceList); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._alignmentSequenceList.equals(temp._alignmentSequenceList)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentSequenceList);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentSequenceList);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentSequenceList);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentSequenceList);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._alignmentSequenceList != null)
-                return false;
-            if (this._propertyList != null) {
-                if (temp._propertyList == null) return false;
-                if (this._propertyList != temp._propertyList) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._propertyList);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._propertyList);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._propertyList.equals(temp._propertyList)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._propertyList != null)
-                return false;
-            if (this._provenance != null) {
-                if (temp._provenance == null) return false;
-                if (this._provenance != temp._provenance) {
-                    thcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._provenance);
-                    tmcycle=org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._provenance);
-                    if (thcycle!=tmcycle) {
-                        if (!thcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._provenance); };
-                        if (!tmcycle) { org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._provenance); };
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    if (!thcycle) {
-                        if (!this._provenance.equals(temp._provenance)) {
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._provenance);
-                            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._provenance);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._provenance);
-                        org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._provenance);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (temp._provenance != null)
-                return false;
-            return true;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._gapChar.equals(temp._gapChar)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._gapChar);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._gapChar);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._gapChar);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._gapChar);
+          }
         }
+      } else if (temp._gapChar != null)
         return false;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the value of field 'aligned'.
-     * 
-     * @return the value of field 'Aligned'.
-     */
-    public boolean getAligned(
-    ) {
-        return this._aligned;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentAnnotation.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     * @return the value of the
-     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation at the given
-     * index
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation getAlignmentAnnotation(
-            final int index)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentAnnotationList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getAlignmentAnnotation: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._alignmentAnnotationList.size() - 1) + "]");
-        }
-        
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation) _alignmentAnnotationList.get(index);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentAnnotation.Returns the contents of the
-     * collection in an Array.  <p>Note:  Just in case the
-     * collection contents are changing in another thread, we pass
-     * a 0-length Array of the correct type into the API call. 
-     * This way we <i>know</i> that the Array returned is of
-     * exactly the correct length.
-     * 
-     * @return this collection as an Array
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[] getAlignmentAnnotation(
-    ) {
-        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[0];
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[]) this._alignmentAnnotationList.toArray(array);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentAnnotationAsReference.Returns a reference
-     * to '_alignmentAnnotationList'. No type checking is performed
-     * on any modifications to the Vector.
-     * 
-     * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
-     */
-    public java.util.Vector getAlignmentAnnotationAsReference(
-    ) {
-        return this._alignmentAnnotationList;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentAnnotationCount.
-     * 
-     * @return the size of this collection
-     */
-    public int getAlignmentAnnotationCount(
-    ) {
-        return this._alignmentAnnotationList.size();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentSequence.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     * @return the value of the
-     * uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence at the given inde
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence getAlignmentSequence(
-            final int index)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentSequenceList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getAlignmentSequence: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._alignmentSequenceList.size() - 1) + "]");
-        }
-        
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence) _alignmentSequenceList.get(index);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentSequence.Returns the contents of the
-     * collection in an Array.  <p>Note:  Just in case the
-     * collection contents are changing in another thread, we pass
-     * a 0-length Array of the correct type into the API call. 
-     * This way we <i>know</i> that the Array returned is of
-     * exactly the correct length.
-     * 
-     * @return this collection as an Array
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[] getAlignmentSequence(
-    ) {
-        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[0];
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[]) this._alignmentSequenceList.toArray(array);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentSequenceAsReference.Returns a reference
-     * to '_alignmentSequenceList'. No type checking is performed
-     * on any modifications to the Vector.
-     * 
-     * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
-     */
-    public java.util.Vector getAlignmentSequenceAsReference(
-    ) {
-        return this._alignmentSequenceList;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getAlignmentSequenceCount.
-     * 
-     * @return the size of this collection
-     */
-    public int getAlignmentSequenceCount(
-    ) {
-        return this._alignmentSequenceList.size();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the value of field 'gapChar'.
-     * 
-     * @return the value of field 'GapChar'.
-     */
-    public java.lang.String getGapChar(
-    ) {
-        return this._gapChar;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the value of field 'id'. The field 'id' has the
-     * following description: Primary Key for vamsas object
-     * referencing
-     *  
-     * 
-     * @return the value of field 'Id'.
-     */
-    public java.lang.String getId(
-    ) {
-        return this._id;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the value of field 'modifiable'.
-     * 
-     * @return the value of field 'Modifiable'.
-     */
-    public java.lang.String getModifiable(
-    ) {
-        return this._modifiable;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getProperty.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property
-     * at the given index
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property getProperty(
-            final int index)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._propertyList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getProperty: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._propertyList.size() - 1) + "]");
-        }
-        
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property) _propertyList.get(index);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getProperty.Returns the contents of the collection in
-     * an Array.  <p>Note:  Just in case the collection contents
-     * are changing in another thread, we pass a 0-length Array of
-     * the correct type into the API call.  This way we <i>know</i>
-     * that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
-     * 
-     * @return this collection as an Array
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] getProperty(
-    ) {
-        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[0];
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[]) this._propertyList.toArray(array);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getPropertyAsReference.Returns a reference to
-     * '_propertyList'. No type checking is performed on any
-     * modifications to the Vector.
-     * 
-     * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
-     */
-    public java.util.Vector getPropertyAsReference(
-    ) {
-        return this._propertyList;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getPropertyCount.
-     * 
-     * @return the size of this collection
-     */
-    public int getPropertyCount(
-    ) {
-        return this._propertyList.size();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the value of field 'provenance'.
-     * 
-     * @return the value of field 'Provenance'.
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Provenance getProvenance(
-    ) {
-        return this._provenance;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getTree.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree at
-     * the given index
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree getTree(
-            final int index)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._treeList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getTree: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._treeList.size() - 1) + "]");
-        }
-        
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree) _treeList.get(index);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getTree.Returns the contents of the collection in an
-     * Array.  <p>Note:  Just in case the collection contents are
-     * changing in another thread, we pass a 0-length Array of the
-     * correct type into the API call.  This way we <i>know</i>
-     * that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
-     * 
-     * @return this collection as an Array
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[] getTree(
-    ) {
-        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[0];
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[]) this._treeList.toArray(array);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getTreeAsReference.Returns a reference to
-     * '_treeList'. No type checking is performed on any
-     * modifications to the Vector.
-     * 
-     * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
-     */
-    public java.util.Vector getTreeAsReference(
-    ) {
-        return this._treeList;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method getTreeCount.
-     * 
-     * @return the size of this collection
-     */
-    public int getTreeCount(
-    ) {
-        return this._treeList.size();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method hasAligned.
-     * 
-     * @return true if at least one Aligned has been added
-     */
-    public boolean hasAligned(
-    ) {
-        return this._has_aligned;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Overrides the java.lang.Object.hashCode method.
-     * <p>
-     * The following steps came from <b>Effective Java Programming
-     * Language Guide</b> by Joshua Bloch, Chapter 3
-     * 
-     * @return a hash code value for the object.
-     */
-    public int hashCode(
-    ) {
-        int result = super.hashCode();
-        
-        long tmp;
-        if (_gapChar != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_gapChar)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _gapChar.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_gapChar);
-        }
-        result = 37 * result + (_aligned?0:1);
-        if (_id != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_id)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _id.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_id);
-        }
-        if (_modifiable != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_modifiable)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _modifiable.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_modifiable);
-        }
-        if (_alignmentAnnotationList != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_alignmentAnnotationList)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _alignmentAnnotationList.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_alignmentAnnotationList);
-        }
-        if (_treeList != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_treeList)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _treeList.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_treeList);
-        }
-        if (_alignmentSequenceList != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_alignmentSequenceList)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _alignmentSequenceList.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_alignmentSequenceList);
-        }
-        if (_propertyList != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_propertyList)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _propertyList.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_propertyList);
-        }
-        if (_provenance != null
-            && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_provenance)) {
-           result = 37 * result + _provenance.hashCode();
-           org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_provenance);
-        }
-        
-        return result;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the value of field 'aligned'.
-     * 
-     * @return the value of field 'Aligned'.
-     */
-    public boolean isAligned(
-    ) {
-        return this._aligned;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method isValid.
-     * 
-     * @return true if this object is valid according to the schema
-     */
-    public boolean isValid(
-    ) {
-        try {
-            validate();
-        } catch (org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException vex) {
+      if (this._aligned != temp._aligned)
+        return false;
+      if (this._has_aligned != temp._has_aligned)
+        return false;
+      if (this._id != null) {
+        if (temp._id == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._id != temp._id) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(this._id);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(temp._id);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id);
+            }
+            ;
             return false;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._id.equals(temp._id)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._id);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._id);
+          }
         }
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param out
-     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
-     * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
-     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
-     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
-     */
-    public void marshal(
-            final java.io.Writer out)
-    throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
-        Marshaller.marshal(this, out);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param handler
-     * @throws java.io.IOException if an IOException occurs during
-     * marshaling
-     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
-     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
-     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
-     * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
-     */
-    public void marshal(
-            final org.xml.sax.ContentHandler handler)
-    throws java.io.IOException, org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
-        Marshaller.marshal(this, handler);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removeAlignmentAnnotation.
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
-     * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
-     */
-    public boolean removeAlignmentAnnotation(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation) {
-        boolean removed = _alignmentAnnotationList.remove(vAlignmentAnnotation);
-        return removed;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removeAlignmentAnnotationAt.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @return the element removed from the collection
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation removeAlignmentAnnotationAt(
-            final int index) {
-        java.lang.Object obj = this._alignmentAnnotationList.remove(index);
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation) obj;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removeAlignmentSequence.
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentSequence
-     * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
-     */
-    public boolean removeAlignmentSequence(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence) {
-        boolean removed = _alignmentSequenceList.remove(vAlignmentSequence);
-        return removed;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removeAlignmentSequenceAt.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @return the element removed from the collection
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence removeAlignmentSequenceAt(
-            final int index) {
-        java.lang.Object obj = this._alignmentSequenceList.remove(index);
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence) obj;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     */
-    public void removeAllAlignmentAnnotation(
-    ) {
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList.clear();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     */
-    public void removeAllAlignmentSequence(
-    ) {
-        this._alignmentSequenceList.clear();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     */
-    public void removeAllProperty(
-    ) {
-        this._propertyList.clear();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     */
-    public void removeAllTree(
-    ) {
-        this._treeList.clear();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removeProperty.
-     * 
-     * @param vProperty
-     * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
-     */
-    public boolean removeProperty(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty) {
-        boolean removed = _propertyList.remove(vProperty);
-        return removed;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removePropertyAt.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @return the element removed from the collection
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property removePropertyAt(
-            final int index) {
-        java.lang.Object obj = this._propertyList.remove(index);
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property) obj;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removeTree.
-     * 
-     * @param vTree
-     * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
-     */
-    public boolean removeTree(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree) {
-        boolean removed = _treeList.remove(vTree);
-        return removed;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method removeTreeAt.
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @return the element removed from the collection
-     */
-    public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree removeTreeAt(
-            final int index) {
-        java.lang.Object obj = this._treeList.remove(index);
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree) obj;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of field 'aligned'.
-     * 
-     * @param aligned the value of field 'aligned'.
-     */
-    public void setAligned(
-            final boolean aligned) {
-        this._aligned = aligned;
-        this._has_aligned = true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentAnnotation(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentAnnotationList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setAlignmentAnnotation: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._alignmentAnnotationList.size() - 1) + "]");
-        }
-        
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList.set(index, vAlignmentAnnotation);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentAnnotationArray
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentAnnotation(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[] vAlignmentAnnotationArray) {
-        //-- copy array
-        _alignmentAnnotationList.clear();
-        
-        for (int i = 0; i < vAlignmentAnnotationArray.length; i++) {
-                this._alignmentAnnotationList.add(vAlignmentAnnotationArray[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_alignmentAnnotationList' by copying the
-     * given Vector. All elements will be checked for type safety.
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentAnnotationList the Vector to copy.
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentAnnotation(
-            final java.util.Vector vAlignmentAnnotationList) {
-        // copy vector
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList.clear();
-        
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList.addAll(vAlignmentAnnotationList);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_alignmentAnnotationList' by setting it
-     * to the given Vector. No type checking is performed.
-     * @deprecated
-     * 
-     * @param alignmentAnnotationVector the Vector to set.
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentAnnotationAsReference(
-            final java.util.Vector alignmentAnnotationVector) {
-        this._alignmentAnnotationList = alignmentAnnotationVector;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vAlignmentSequence
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentSequence(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentSequenceList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setAlignmentSequence: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._alignmentSequenceList.size() - 1) + "]");
+      } else if (temp._id != null)
+        return false;
+      if (this._modifiable != null) {
+        if (temp._modifiable == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._modifiable != temp._modifiable) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(this._modifiable);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(temp._modifiable);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._modifiable);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._modifiable);
+            }
+            ;
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._modifiable.equals(temp._modifiable)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._modifiable);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._modifiable);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._modifiable);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._modifiable);
+          }
         }
-        
-        this._alignmentSequenceList.set(index, vAlignmentSequence);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentSequenceArray
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentSequence(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[] vAlignmentSequenceArray) {
-        //-- copy array
-        _alignmentSequenceList.clear();
-        
-        for (int i = 0; i < vAlignmentSequenceArray.length; i++) {
-                this._alignmentSequenceList.add(vAlignmentSequenceArray[i]);
+      } else if (temp._modifiable != null)
+        return false;
+      if (this._alignmentAnnotationList != null) {
+        if (temp._alignmentAnnotationList == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._alignmentAnnotationList != temp._alignmentAnnotationList) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(this._alignmentAnnotationList);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentAnnotationList);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList);
+            }
+            ;
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._alignmentAnnotationList
+                .equals(temp._alignmentAnnotationList)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentAnnotationList);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                .releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentAnnotationList);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                .releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentAnnotationList);
+          }
         }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_alignmentSequenceList' by copying the
-     * given Vector. All elements will be checked for type safety.
-     * 
-     * @param vAlignmentSequenceList the Vector to copy.
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentSequence(
-            final java.util.Vector vAlignmentSequenceList) {
-        // copy vector
-        this._alignmentSequenceList.clear();
-        
-        this._alignmentSequenceList.addAll(vAlignmentSequenceList);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_alignmentSequenceList' by setting it to
-     * the given Vector. No type checking is performed.
-     * @deprecated
-     * 
-     * @param alignmentSequenceVector the Vector to set.
-     */
-    public void setAlignmentSequenceAsReference(
-            final java.util.Vector alignmentSequenceVector) {
-        this._alignmentSequenceList = alignmentSequenceVector;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of field 'gapChar'.
-     * 
-     * @param gapChar the value of field 'gapChar'.
-     */
-    public void setGapChar(
-            final java.lang.String gapChar) {
-        this._gapChar = gapChar;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of field 'id'. The field 'id' has the
-     * following description: Primary Key for vamsas object
-     * referencing
-     *  
-     * 
-     * @param id the value of field 'id'.
-     */
-    public void setId(
-            final java.lang.String id) {
-        this._id = id;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of field 'modifiable'.
-     * 
-     * @param modifiable the value of field 'modifiable'.
-     */
-    public void setModifiable(
-            final java.lang.String modifiable) {
-        this._modifiable = modifiable;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vProperty
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void setProperty(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._propertyList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setProperty: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._propertyList.size() - 1) + "]");
+      } else if (temp._alignmentAnnotationList != null)
+        return false;
+      if (this._treeList != null) {
+        if (temp._treeList == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._treeList != temp._treeList) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(this._treeList);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(temp._treeList);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._treeList);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._treeList);
+            }
+            ;
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._treeList.equals(temp._treeList)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._treeList);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._treeList);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._treeList);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._treeList);
+          }
         }
-        
-        this._propertyList.set(index, vProperty);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vPropertyArray
-     */
-    public void setProperty(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] vPropertyArray) {
-        //-- copy array
-        _propertyList.clear();
-        
-        for (int i = 0; i < vPropertyArray.length; i++) {
-                this._propertyList.add(vPropertyArray[i]);
+      } else if (temp._treeList != null)
+        return false;
+      if (this._alignmentSequenceList != null) {
+        if (temp._alignmentSequenceList == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._alignmentSequenceList != temp._alignmentSequenceList) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(this._alignmentSequenceList);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(temp._alignmentSequenceList);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentSequenceList);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentSequenceList);
+            }
+            ;
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._alignmentSequenceList
+                .equals(temp._alignmentSequenceList)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentSequenceList);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentSequenceList);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                .releaseCycleHandle(this._alignmentSequenceList);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                .releaseCycleHandle(temp._alignmentSequenceList);
+          }
         }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_propertyList' by copying the given
-     * Vector. All elements will be checked for type safety.
-     * 
-     * @param vPropertyList the Vector to copy.
-     */
-    public void setProperty(
-            final java.util.Vector vPropertyList) {
-        // copy vector
-        this._propertyList.clear();
-        
-        this._propertyList.addAll(vPropertyList);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_propertyList' by setting it to the given
-     * Vector. No type checking is performed.
-     * @deprecated
-     * 
-     * @param propertyVector the Vector to set.
-     */
-    public void setPropertyAsReference(
-            final java.util.Vector propertyVector) {
-        this._propertyList = propertyVector;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of field 'provenance'.
-     * 
-     * @param provenance the value of field 'provenance'.
-     */
-    public void setProvenance(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Provenance provenance) {
-        this._provenance = provenance;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param index
-     * @param vTree
-     * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index
-     * given is outside the bounds of the collection
-     */
-    public void setTree(
-            final int index,
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree)
-    throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
-        // check bounds for index
-        if (index < 0 || index >= this._treeList.size()) {
-            throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setTree: Index value '" + index + "' not in range [0.." + (this._treeList.size() - 1) + "]");
+      } else if (temp._alignmentSequenceList != null)
+        return false;
+      if (this._propertyList != null) {
+        if (temp._propertyList == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._propertyList != temp._propertyList) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(this._propertyList);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(temp._propertyList);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList);
+            }
+            ;
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._propertyList.equals(temp._propertyList)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+                  .releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._propertyList);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._propertyList);
+          }
         }
-        
-        this._treeList.set(index, vTree);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @param vTreeArray
-     */
-    public void setTree(
-            final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[] vTreeArray) {
-        //-- copy array
-        _treeList.clear();
-        
-        for (int i = 0; i < vTreeArray.length; i++) {
-                this._treeList.add(vTreeArray[i]);
+      } else if (temp._propertyList != null)
+        return false;
+      if (this._provenance != null) {
+        if (temp._provenance == null)
+          return false;
+        if (this._provenance != temp._provenance) {
+          thcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(this._provenance);
+          tmcycle = org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+              .startingToCycle(temp._provenance);
+          if (thcycle != tmcycle) {
+            if (!thcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._provenance);
+            }
+            ;
+            if (!tmcycle) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._provenance);
+            }
+            ;
+            return false;
+          }
+          if (!thcycle) {
+            if (!this._provenance.equals(temp._provenance)) {
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._provenance);
+              org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._provenance);
+              return false;
+            }
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(this._provenance);
+            org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(temp._provenance);
+          }
         }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_treeList' by copying the given Vector.
-     * All elements will be checked for type safety.
-     * 
-     * @param vTreeList the Vector to copy.
-     */
-    public void setTree(
-            final java.util.Vector vTreeList) {
-        // copy vector
-        this._treeList.clear();
-        
-        this._treeList.addAll(vTreeList);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the value of '_treeList' by setting it to the given
-     * Vector. No type checking is performed.
-     * @deprecated
-     * 
-     * @param treeVector the Vector to set.
-     */
-    public void setTreeAsReference(
-            final java.util.Vector treeVector) {
-        this._treeList = treeVector;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Method unmarshal.
-     * 
-     * @param reader
-     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException if object is
-     * null or if any SAXException is thrown during marshaling
-     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
-     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
-     * @return the unmarshaled uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment
-     */
-    public static uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment unmarshal(
-            final java.io.Reader reader)
-    throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException, org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
-        return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment) Unmarshaller.unmarshal(uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment.class, reader);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * 
-     * 
-     * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException if this
-     * object is an invalid instance according to the schema
-     */
-    public void validate(
-    )
-    throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
-        org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator validator = new org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator();
-        validator.validate(this);
-    }
+      } else if (temp._provenance != null)
+        return false;
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value of field 'aligned'.
+   * 
+   * @return the value of field 'Aligned'.
+   */
+  public boolean getAligned() {
+    return this._aligned;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentAnnotation.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation at
+   *         the given index
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation getAlignmentAnnotation(
+      final int index) throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentAnnotationList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
+          "getAlignmentAnnotation: Index value '" + index
+              + "' not in range [0.."
+              + (this._alignmentAnnotationList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation) _alignmentAnnotationList
+        .get(index);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentAnnotation.Returns the contents of the collection in an
+   * Array.
+   * <p>
+   * Note: Just in case the collection contents are changing in another thread,
+   * we pass a 0-length Array of the correct type into the API call. This way we
+   * <i>know</i> that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
+   * 
+   * @return this collection as an Array
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[] getAlignmentAnnotation() {
+    uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[0];
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[]) this._alignmentAnnotationList
+        .toArray(array);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentAnnotationAsReference.Returns a reference to
+   * '_alignmentAnnotationList'. No type checking is performed on any
+   * modifications to the Vector.
+   * 
+   * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
+   */
+  public java.util.Vector getAlignmentAnnotationAsReference() {
+    return this._alignmentAnnotationList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentAnnotationCount.
+   * 
+   * @return the size of this collection
+   */
+  public int getAlignmentAnnotationCount() {
+    return this._alignmentAnnotationList.size();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentSequence.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence at the
+   *         given inde
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence getAlignmentSequence(
+      final int index) throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentSequenceList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getAlignmentSequence: Index value '"
+          + index + "' not in range [0.."
+          + (this._alignmentSequenceList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence) _alignmentSequenceList
+        .get(index);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentSequence.Returns the contents of the collection in an
+   * Array.
+   * <p>
+   * Note: Just in case the collection contents are changing in another thread,
+   * we pass a 0-length Array of the correct type into the API call. This way we
+   * <i>know</i> that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
+   * 
+   * @return this collection as an Array
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[] getAlignmentSequence() {
+    uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[0];
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[]) this._alignmentSequenceList
+        .toArray(array);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentSequenceAsReference.Returns a reference to
+   * '_alignmentSequenceList'. No type checking is performed on any
+   * modifications to the Vector.
+   * 
+   * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
+   */
+  public java.util.Vector getAlignmentSequenceAsReference() {
+    return this._alignmentSequenceList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getAlignmentSequenceCount.
+   * 
+   * @return the size of this collection
+   */
+  public int getAlignmentSequenceCount() {
+    return this._alignmentSequenceList.size();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value of field 'gapChar'.
+   * 
+   * @return the value of field 'GapChar'.
+   */
+  public java.lang.String getGapChar() {
+    return this._gapChar;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value of field 'id'. The field 'id' has the following
+   * description: Primary Key for vamsas object referencing
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @return the value of field 'Id'.
+   */
+  public java.lang.String getId() {
+    return this._id;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value of field 'modifiable'.
+   * 
+   * @return the value of field 'Modifiable'.
+   */
+  public java.lang.String getModifiable() {
+    return this._modifiable;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getProperty.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property at the given
+   *         index
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property getProperty(final int index)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._propertyList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getProperty: Index value '" + index
+          + "' not in range [0.." + (this._propertyList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property) _propertyList.get(index);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getProperty.Returns the contents of the collection in an Array.
+   * <p>
+   * Note: Just in case the collection contents are changing in another thread,
+   * we pass a 0-length Array of the correct type into the API call. This way we
+   * <i>know</i> that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
+   * 
+   * @return this collection as an Array
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] getProperty() {
+    uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[0];
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[]) this._propertyList
+        .toArray(array);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getPropertyAsReference.Returns a reference to '_propertyList'. No
+   * type checking is performed on any modifications to the Vector.
+   * 
+   * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
+   */
+  public java.util.Vector getPropertyAsReference() {
+    return this._propertyList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getPropertyCount.
+   * 
+   * @return the size of this collection
+   */
+  public int getPropertyCount() {
+    return this._propertyList.size();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value of field 'provenance'.
+   * 
+   * @return the value of field 'Provenance'.
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Provenance getProvenance() {
+    return this._provenance;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getTree.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   * @return the value of the uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree at the given index
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree getTree(final int index)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._treeList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("getTree: Index value '" + index
+          + "' not in range [0.." + (this._treeList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree) _treeList.get(index);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getTree.Returns the contents of the collection in an Array.
+   * <p>
+   * Note: Just in case the collection contents are changing in another thread,
+   * we pass a 0-length Array of the correct type into the API call. This way we
+   * <i>know</i> that the Array returned is of exactly the correct length.
+   * 
+   * @return this collection as an Array
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[] getTree() {
+    uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[] array = new uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[0];
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[]) this._treeList.toArray(array);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getTreeAsReference.Returns a reference to '_treeList'. No type
+   * checking is performed on any modifications to the Vector.
+   * 
+   * @return a reference to the Vector backing this class
+   */
+  public java.util.Vector getTreeAsReference() {
+    return this._treeList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method getTreeCount.
+   * 
+   * @return the size of this collection
+   */
+  public int getTreeCount() {
+    return this._treeList.size();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method hasAligned.
+   * 
+   * @return true if at least one Aligned has been added
+   */
+  public boolean hasAligned() {
+    return this._has_aligned;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides the java.lang.Object.hashCode method.
+   * <p>
+   * The following steps came from <b>Effective Java Programming Language
+   * Guide</b> by Joshua Bloch, Chapter 3
+   * 
+   * @return a hash code value for the object.
+   */
+  public int hashCode() {
+    int result = super.hashCode();
+
+    long tmp;
+    if (_gapChar != null
+        && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_gapChar)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _gapChar.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_gapChar);
+    }
+    result = 37 * result + (_aligned ? 0 : 1);
+    if (_id != null && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_id)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _id.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_id);
+    }
+    if (_modifiable != null
+        && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_modifiable)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _modifiable.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_modifiable);
+    }
+    if (_alignmentAnnotationList != null
+        && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+            .startingToCycle(_alignmentAnnotationList)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _alignmentAnnotationList.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_alignmentAnnotationList);
+    }
+    if (_treeList != null
+        && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_treeList)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _treeList.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_treeList);
+    }
+    if (_alignmentSequenceList != null
+        && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker
+            .startingToCycle(_alignmentSequenceList)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _alignmentSequenceList.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_alignmentSequenceList);
+    }
+    if (_propertyList != null
+        && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_propertyList)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _propertyList.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_propertyList);
+    }
+    if (_provenance != null
+        && !org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.startingToCycle(_provenance)) {
+      result = 37 * result + _provenance.hashCode();
+      org.castor.util.CycleBreaker.releaseCycleHandle(_provenance);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the value of field 'aligned'.
+   * 
+   * @return the value of field 'Aligned'.
+   */
+  public boolean isAligned() {
+    return this._aligned;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method isValid.
+   * 
+   * @return true if this object is valid according to the schema
+   */
+  public boolean isValid() {
+    try {
+      validate();
+    } catch (org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException vex) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param out
+   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException
+   *           if object is null or if any SAXException is thrown during
+   *           marshaling
+   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
+   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
+   */
+  public void marshal(final java.io.Writer out)
+      throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException,
+      org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
+    Marshaller.marshal(this, out);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param handler
+   * @throws java.io.IOException
+   *           if an IOException occurs during marshaling
+   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
+   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
+   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException
+   *           if object is null or if any SAXException is thrown during
+   *           marshaling
+   */
+  public void marshal(final org.xml.sax.ContentHandler handler)
+      throws java.io.IOException, org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException,
+      org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
+    Marshaller.marshal(this, handler);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removeAlignmentAnnotation.
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
+   * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
+   */
+  public boolean removeAlignmentAnnotation(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation) {
+    boolean removed = _alignmentAnnotationList.remove(vAlignmentAnnotation);
+    return removed;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removeAlignmentAnnotationAt.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @return the element removed from the collection
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation removeAlignmentAnnotationAt(
+      final int index) {
+    java.lang.Object obj = this._alignmentAnnotationList.remove(index);
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation) obj;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removeAlignmentSequence.
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentSequence
+   * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
+   */
+  public boolean removeAlignmentSequence(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence) {
+    boolean removed = _alignmentSequenceList.remove(vAlignmentSequence);
+    return removed;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removeAlignmentSequenceAt.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @return the element removed from the collection
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence removeAlignmentSequenceAt(
+      final int index) {
+    java.lang.Object obj = this._alignmentSequenceList.remove(index);
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence) obj;
+  }
+
+  /**
+     */
+  public void removeAllAlignmentAnnotation() {
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList.clear();
+  }
+
+  /**
+     */
+  public void removeAllAlignmentSequence() {
+    this._alignmentSequenceList.clear();
+  }
+
+  /**
+     */
+  public void removeAllProperty() {
+    this._propertyList.clear();
+  }
+
+  /**
+     */
+  public void removeAllTree() {
+    this._treeList.clear();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removeProperty.
+   * 
+   * @param vProperty
+   * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
+   */
+  public boolean removeProperty(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty) {
+    boolean removed = _propertyList.remove(vProperty);
+    return removed;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removePropertyAt.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @return the element removed from the collection
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property removePropertyAt(final int index) {
+    java.lang.Object obj = this._propertyList.remove(index);
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property) obj;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removeTree.
+   * 
+   * @param vTree
+   * @return true if the object was removed from the collection.
+   */
+  public boolean removeTree(final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree) {
+    boolean removed = _treeList.remove(vTree);
+    return removed;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method removeTreeAt.
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @return the element removed from the collection
+   */
+  public uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree removeTreeAt(final int index) {
+    java.lang.Object obj = this._treeList.remove(index);
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree) obj;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of field 'aligned'.
+   * 
+   * @param aligned
+   *          the value of field 'aligned'.
+   */
+  public void setAligned(final boolean aligned) {
+    this._aligned = aligned;
+    this._has_aligned = true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vAlignmentAnnotation
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentAnnotation(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation vAlignmentAnnotation)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentAnnotationList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
+          "setAlignmentAnnotation: Index value '" + index
+              + "' not in range [0.."
+              + (this._alignmentAnnotationList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList.set(index, vAlignmentAnnotation);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentAnnotationArray
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentAnnotation(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentAnnotation[] vAlignmentAnnotationArray) {
+    // -- copy array
+    _alignmentAnnotationList.clear();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < vAlignmentAnnotationArray.length; i++) {
+      this._alignmentAnnotationList.add(vAlignmentAnnotationArray[i]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_alignmentAnnotationList' by copying the given Vector.
+   * All elements will be checked for type safety.
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentAnnotationList
+   *          the Vector to copy.
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentAnnotation(
+      final java.util.Vector vAlignmentAnnotationList) {
+    // copy vector
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList.clear();
+
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList.addAll(vAlignmentAnnotationList);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_alignmentAnnotationList' by setting it to the given
+   * Vector. No type checking is performed.
+   * 
+   * @deprecated
+   * 
+   * @param alignmentAnnotationVector
+   *          the Vector to set.
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentAnnotationAsReference(
+      final java.util.Vector alignmentAnnotationVector) {
+    this._alignmentAnnotationList = alignmentAnnotationVector;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vAlignmentSequence
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentSequence(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence vAlignmentSequence)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._alignmentSequenceList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setAlignmentSequence: Index value '"
+          + index + "' not in range [0.."
+          + (this._alignmentSequenceList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    this._alignmentSequenceList.set(index, vAlignmentSequence);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentSequenceArray
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentSequence(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.AlignmentSequence[] vAlignmentSequenceArray) {
+    // -- copy array
+    _alignmentSequenceList.clear();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < vAlignmentSequenceArray.length; i++) {
+      this._alignmentSequenceList.add(vAlignmentSequenceArray[i]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_alignmentSequenceList' by copying the given Vector. All
+   * elements will be checked for type safety.
+   * 
+   * @param vAlignmentSequenceList
+   *          the Vector to copy.
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentSequence(final java.util.Vector vAlignmentSequenceList) {
+    // copy vector
+    this._alignmentSequenceList.clear();
+
+    this._alignmentSequenceList.addAll(vAlignmentSequenceList);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_alignmentSequenceList' by setting it to the given
+   * Vector. No type checking is performed.
+   * 
+   * @deprecated
+   * 
+   * @param alignmentSequenceVector
+   *          the Vector to set.
+   */
+  public void setAlignmentSequenceAsReference(
+      final java.util.Vector alignmentSequenceVector) {
+    this._alignmentSequenceList = alignmentSequenceVector;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of field 'gapChar'.
+   * 
+   * @param gapChar
+   *          the value of field 'gapChar'.
+   */
+  public void setGapChar(final java.lang.String gapChar) {
+    this._gapChar = gapChar;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of field 'id'. The field 'id' has the following description:
+   * Primary Key for vamsas object referencing
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param id
+   *          the value of field 'id'.
+   */
+  public void setId(final java.lang.String id) {
+    this._id = id;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of field 'modifiable'.
+   * 
+   * @param modifiable
+   *          the value of field 'modifiable'.
+   */
+  public void setModifiable(final java.lang.String modifiable) {
+    this._modifiable = modifiable;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vProperty
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void setProperty(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property vProperty)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._propertyList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setProperty: Index value '" + index
+          + "' not in range [0.." + (this._propertyList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    this._propertyList.set(index, vProperty);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vPropertyArray
+   */
+  public void setProperty(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Property[] vPropertyArray) {
+    // -- copy array
+    _propertyList.clear();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < vPropertyArray.length; i++) {
+      this._propertyList.add(vPropertyArray[i]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_propertyList' by copying the given Vector. All elements
+   * will be checked for type safety.
+   * 
+   * @param vPropertyList
+   *          the Vector to copy.
+   */
+  public void setProperty(final java.util.Vector vPropertyList) {
+    // copy vector
+    this._propertyList.clear();
+
+    this._propertyList.addAll(vPropertyList);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_propertyList' by setting it to the given Vector. No
+   * type checking is performed.
+   * 
+   * @deprecated
+   * 
+   * @param propertyVector
+   *          the Vector to set.
+   */
+  public void setPropertyAsReference(final java.util.Vector propertyVector) {
+    this._propertyList = propertyVector;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of field 'provenance'.
+   * 
+   * @param provenance
+   *          the value of field 'provenance'.
+   */
+  public void setProvenance(
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Provenance provenance) {
+    this._provenance = provenance;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param index
+   * @param vTree
+   * @throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
+   *           if the index given is outside the bounds of the collection
+   */
+  public void setTree(final int index,
+      final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree vTree)
+      throws java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException {
+    // check bounds for index
+    if (index < 0 || index >= this._treeList.size()) {
+      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("setTree: Index value '" + index
+          + "' not in range [0.." + (this._treeList.size() - 1) + "]");
+    }
+
+    this._treeList.set(index, vTree);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @param vTreeArray
+   */
+  public void setTree(final uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Tree[] vTreeArray) {
+    // -- copy array
+    _treeList.clear();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < vTreeArray.length; i++) {
+      this._treeList.add(vTreeArray[i]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_treeList' by copying the given Vector. All elements
+   * will be checked for type safety.
+   * 
+   * @param vTreeList
+   *          the Vector to copy.
+   */
+  public void setTree(final java.util.Vector vTreeList) {
+    // copy vector
+    this._treeList.clear();
+
+    this._treeList.addAll(vTreeList);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the value of '_treeList' by setting it to the given Vector. No type
+   * checking is performed.
+   * 
+   * @deprecated
+   * 
+   * @param treeVector
+   *          the Vector to set.
+   */
+  public void setTreeAsReference(final java.util.Vector treeVector) {
+    this._treeList = treeVector;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method unmarshal.
+   * 
+   * @param reader
+   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException
+   *           if object is null or if any SAXException is thrown during
+   *           marshaling
+   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
+   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
+   * @return the unmarshaled uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment
+   */
+  public static uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment unmarshal(
+      final java.io.Reader reader)
+      throws org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException,
+      org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
+    return (uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment) Unmarshaller.unmarshal(
+        uk.ac.vamsas.objects.core.Alignment.class, reader);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   * 
+   * @throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException
+   *           if this object is an invalid instance according to the schema
+   */
+  public void validate() throws org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException {
+    org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator validator = new org.exolab.castor.xml.Validator();
+    validator.validate(this);
+  }
 
 }