patch for JAL-740

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Finder.java b/src/jalview/gui/Finder.java
index 1c767a1..2fa3351 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Finder.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Finder.java
@@ -246,11 +246,14 @@ public class Finder extends GFinder
     {
       String message = (idMatch.size() > 0) ? "" + idMatch.size() + " IDs"
               : "";
-      if (idMatch.size() > 0 && searchResults.getSize() > 0)
+      if (searchResults != null)
       {
-        message += " and ";
+        if (idMatch.size() > 0 && searchResults.getSize() > 0)
+        {
+          message += " and ";
+        }
+        message += searchResults.getSize() + " subsequence matches found.";
       }
-      message += searchResults.getSize() + " subsequence matches found.";
       JOptionPane.showInternalMessageDialog(this, message, null,
               JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
       resIndex = -1;