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diff --git a/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java b/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
index 1c67c92..7cbbe1c 100644
--- a/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/src/jalview/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -586,6 +586,15 @@ public class StringUtils
     return min < text.length() + 1 ? min : -1;
   }
 
+  public static boolean equalsIgnoreCase(String s1, String s2)
+  {
+    if (s1 == null || s2 == null)
+    {
+      return s1 == s2;
+    }
+    return s1.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT).equals(s2.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
+  }
+
   public static int indexOfFirstWhitespace(String text)
   {
     int index = -1;