+ return isForwardStrand(getFromRanges());
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns true if mapping is to forward strand, false if to reverse strand.
+ * Result is just based on the first 'to' range that is not a single position.
+ * Default is true unless proven to be false. Behaviour is not well defined if
+ * the mapping has a mixture of forward and reverse ranges.
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public boolean isToForwardStrand()
+ {
+ return isForwardStrand(getToRanges());
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * A helper method that returns true unless at least one range has start > end.
+ * Behaviour is undefined for a mixture of forward and reverse ranges.
+ *
+ * @param ranges
+ * @return
+ */
+ private boolean isForwardStrand(List<int[]> ranges)
+ {