annotation might have been deleted

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationLabels.java b/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationLabels.java
index 3b73837..783c905 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationLabels.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationLabels.java
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ public class AnnotationLabels extends JPanel implements MouseListener,
 
       getSelectedRow(evt.getY() - scrollOffset);
 
-      if(selectedRow>-1)
+      if(selectedRow>-1
+         && ap.av.alignment.getAlignmentAnnotation().length>selectedRow)
       {
         String desc = ap.av.alignment.
             getAlignmentAnnotation()[selectedRow].description;