* Deletes all positional and non-positional features
*/
void deleteAll();
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a (possibly empty) list of features of the specified type that
+ * overlap the specified column position. If parameter {@code result} is not
+ * null, features are appended to it and the (possibly extended) list is
+ * returned.
+ *
+ * @param pos
+ * @param type
+ * @param result
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> findFeatures(int pos, String type, List<SequenceFeature> result);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers true if there are any features of the given type, else false
+ */
+ boolean hasFeatures(String type);
}