diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- SeedCandidate.java	1 Feb 2011 22:38:59 -0000	1.12
+++ SeedCandidate.java	21 Apr 2013 23:34:44 -0000	1.13
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@

     private LinkedList<SeedLayer> _unchecked;
     private Set<MCParticle> _mcpset;
     private Set<Integer> _pdgset;

+    private boolean _debug = false;

     
     /**
      * Create an empty SeedCandidate.

@@ -237,7 +238,26 @@

     public double getBField() {
         return _bfield;
     }

-

+    
+    /*
+     * Print information about this SeedCandidate
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        String str = "SeedCandidate:\n";
+        str += String.format("%s",this.getHelix().toString());
+        List<HelicalTrackHit> hits = this.getHits();
+        str += String.format("chi2=%f, strategy=%s and %d hits:\n",this.getHelix().chisqtot(),this.getSeedStrategy().getName(),hits.size());
+        for (HelicalTrackHit hit : hits) {
+            double drphi_ms = this.getMSMap().get(hit).drphi();
+            double dz_ms = this.getMSMap().get(hit).dz();
+            double dz = Math.sqrt(hit.getCorrectedCovMatrix().diagonal(2));
+            str += String.format("Layer=%d c_pos=%s drphi=%f drphi_ms=%f dz=%f dz_ms=%f\n",hit.Layer(),hit.getCorrectedPosition().toString()
+                                                                                  ,hit.drphi(),drphi_ms,dz,dz_ms);
+        }
+        return str;
+    }
+    

     private void UpdateMSMap(HelicalTrackHit hit) {
         if (_helix == null) return;
         if (_scatters == null) return;