+/*
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer ($$Version-Rel$$)
+ * Copyright (C) $$Year-Rel$$ The Jalview Authors
+ *
+ * This file is part of Jalview.
+ *
+ * Jalview is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Jalview is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Jalview. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * The Jalview Authors are detailed in the 'AUTHORS' file.
+ */
package jalview.datamodel.features;
import jalview.datamodel.SequenceFeature;
boolean isByScore();
/**
+ * Answers true if match is against a feature attribute (text or range)
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ boolean isByAttribute();
+
+ /**
* Answers the match condition that is applied
*
* @return
*/
MatcherI getMatcher();
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a string representation of this object suitable for use when
+ * persisting data, in a format that can be reliably read back. Any changes to
+ * the format should be backwards compatible.
+ */
+ String toStableString();
}