From: gmungoc <g.m.carstairs@dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:17:48 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: JAL-3143 format alleles array for feature description
X-Git-Tag: Release_2_11_1_0~58^2~1
X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=783fbd0b01eea0b485a8664221413ef5ade10e21;p=jalview.git

JAL-3143 format alleles array for feature description
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diff --git a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java
index 9a45dda..744191d 100644
--- a/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java
+++ b/src/jalview/ext/ensembl/EnsemblFeatures.java
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ class EnsemblFeatures extends EnsemblRestClient
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the first non-null attribute found (if any) as a string
+   * Returns the first non-null attribute found (if any) as a string, formatted
+   * suitably for display as feature description or tooltip. Answers null if
+   * none of the attribute keys is present.
    * 
    * @param obj
    * @param keys
@@ -191,7 +193,9 @@ class EnsemblFeatures extends EnsemblRestClient
       Object val = obj.get(key);
       if (val != null)
       {
-        String s = val.toString();
+        String s = val instanceof JSONArray
+                ? JSONUtils.arrayToList((JSONArray) val)
+                : val.toString();
         if (!s.isEmpty())
         {
           return s;