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diff --git a/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java b/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
index efaf3e2..1c67c92 100644
--- a/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -617,6 +617,22 @@ public class StringUtils
     {
       return string;
     }
+
   }
 
+  /* 
+   * return the maximum length of a List of Strings
+   */
+  public static int maxLength(List<String> l)
+  {
+    int max = 0;
+    for (String s : l)
+    {
+      if (s == null)
+        continue;
+      if (s.length() > max)
+        max = s.length();
+    }
+    return max;
+  }
 }