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21 package jalview.datamodel;
23 public class SequenceDummy extends Sequence
25 public SequenceDummy(String sequenceId)
27 super(sequenceId, "THISAPLACEHOLDER");
30 private boolean dummy = true;
33 * become a proxy for mseq, merging any existing annotation on this sequence
37 public void become(SequenceI mseq)
39 initSeqFrom(mseq, null);
44 * Test if the SequenceDummy has been promoted to a real sequence via
45 * SequenceDummy.become
47 * @return true if this is a placeholder and contains no actual sequence data
49 public boolean isDummy()
55 * Always suppress /start-end for display name as we don't know it
58 public String getDisplayId(boolean jvsuffix)
60 // required for correct behaviour of SequenceIdMatcher
61 return super.getDisplayId(false);