GeomConverter/src/org/lcsim/geometry

diff -u -r1.18 -r1.19
--- IDDecoder.java	15 Sep 2009 00:55:14 -0000	1.18
+++ IDDecoder.java	3 Feb 2010 01:43:42 -0000	1.19
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@

      * @return layer number 
      */
     public int getLayer();

-

+    
+    /**
+     * Get the layer number, possibly adjusted for topologies such as EcalBarrel.
+     * The default implementation returns the value of {{@link #getLayer()}.
+     * @return The pseudo layer number.
+     */
+    public int getVLayer();
+    

     /** 
      * @return Hep3Vector representing the position of the current ID. 
      */

GeomConverter/src/org/lcsim/geometry/util

diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- BaseIDDecoder.java	15 Sep 2009 23:22:45 -0000	1.15
+++ BaseIDDecoder.java	3 Feb 2010 01:43:42 -0000	1.16
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@

     {
         return values[layerIndex];
     }

+    
+    public int getVLayer()
+    {
+        return getLayer();
+    }

 
     public int getSystemID()
     {