2 * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer (Version 2.8.2)
3 * Copyright (C) 2014 The Jalview Authors
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24 * prototype abstract controller for a Jalview alignment view
28 * All operations should return true if the view has changed as a result
31 * The controller holds methods that operate on an alignment view,
32 * modifying its state in some way that may result in side effects
33 * reflected in an associated GUI
36 public interface AlignViewControllerI
39 public boolean makeGroupsFromSelection();
41 public boolean createGroup();
43 public boolean unGroup();
45 public boolean deleteGroups();
47 public void setViewportAndAlignmentPanel(AlignViewportI viewport,
48 AlignmentViewPanel alignPanel);
51 * Mark columns in the current column selection according to positions of
55 * - when set, mark all but columns containing given type
56 * @param extendCurrent
57 * - when set, do not clear existing column selection
59 * - rather than explicitly set, toggle selection state
61 * - feature type string
62 * @return true if operation affected state
64 boolean markColumnsContainingFeatures(boolean invert,
65 boolean extendCurrent, boolean clearColumns, String featureType);