- char conschar = (usesrep) ? av.getAlignment().getSeqrep().getCharAt(position) : av.getAlignmentConsensusAnnotation().annotations[position].displayCharacter
- .charAt(0);
- if (conschar != '-' && s == conschar)
+ char conschar = (usesrep) ? av.getAlignment().getSeqrep()
+ .getCharAt(position)
+ : av.getAlignmentConsensusAnnotation().annotations[position].displayCharacter
+ .charAt(0);
+ if (!jalview.util.Comparison.isGap(conschar) && s == conschar)