* get a range on the sequence as a string
*
* @param start
- * position relative to start of sequence including gaps (from 0)
+ * (inclusive) position relative to start of sequence including gaps
+ * (from 0)
* @param end
- * position relative to start of sequence including gaps (from 0)
+ * (exclusive) position relative to start of sequence including gaps
+ * (from 0)
*
* @return String containing all gap and symbols in specified range
*/
* - last column, base 1
* @return
*/
- public Range findPositions(int fromColum, int toColumn);
+ public ContiguousI findPositions(int fromColum, int toColumn);
/**
* Returns an int array where indices correspond to each residue in the
String label);
/**
+ * Returns a (possibly empty) list of any annotations that match on given
+ * calcId (source), label (type) and description (observation instance).
+ * Null values do not match.
+ *
+ * @param calcId
+ * @param label
+ * @param description
+ */
+ public List<AlignmentAnnotation> getAlignmentAnnotations(String calcId,
+ String label, String description);
+ /**
* create a new dataset sequence (if necessary) for this sequence and sets
* this sequence to refer to it. This call will move any features or
* references on the sequence onto the dataset. It will also make a duplicate