diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- HitIdentifier.java	14 Mar 2008 17:49:09 -0000	1.3
+++ HitIdentifier.java	12 May 2008 05:02:46 -0000	1.4
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@

         IDetectorElement de = delist.get(0);
         String detname = getName(de);
         BarrelEndcapFlag beflag = getBarrelEndcapFlag(de);

-        int layer = getLayer(de, beflag);

+        int layer = getLayer(de);

         if (delist.size() == 2) layer = layer / 2;
         return detname+layer+beflag;
     }

@@ -71,20 +71,12 @@

         while (de.getParent().getParent() != null) de = de.getParent();
         //  Find the name of this detector
         String detname = de.getName();

+        System.out.println(detname);

         return detname;
     }
     

-    private int getLayer(IDetectorElement de, BarrelEndcapFlag beflag) {
-        int layer = 666;
-        //  Are we in the barrel?
-        if (beflag == BarrelEndcapFlag.BARREL) {
-            //  Find the detector element two levels below the top
-            while (de.getParent().getParent().getParent() != null) de = de.getParent();
-        } else {
-            //  Find the detector element three levels below the top
-            while (de.getParent().getParent().getParent().getParent() != null) de = de.getParent();
-        }
-        //  Get the DetectorIdentifierHelper

+    private int getLayer(IDetectorElement de) {
+        int layer = -1;

         IIdentifierHelper hlp = de.getIdentifierHelper();
         if (hlp instanceof DetectorIdentifierHelper) {
             DetectorIdentifierHelper dehlp = (DetectorIdentifierHelper) hlp;