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[jalview.git] / forester / ruby / evoruby / lib / evo / util / util.rb

diff --git a/forester/ruby/evoruby/lib/evo/util/util.rb b/forester/ruby/evoruby/lib/evo/util/util.rb
index 79f92e0..e4173d3 100644 (file)
--- a/forester/ruby/evoruby/lib/evo/util/util.rb
+++ b/forester/ruby/evoruby/lib/evo/util/util.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ module Evoruby
 
   class Util
 
-    def Util.normalize_seq_name( name, length )
+    def Util.normalize_seq_name( name, length, exception_if_too_long = false )
       if name.length > length
+        if exception_if_too_long
+          error_msg = "sequence name \"#{name}\" is too long (>#{length})"
+          raise StandardError, error_msg
+        end
         name = name[ 0, length ]
       elsif name.length < length
         for i in 0 ... length - name.length