--- java/trunk/evio/src/main/java/org/hps/evio/EventConstants.java	2014-06-06 04:49:48 UTC (rev 687)
+++ java/trunk/evio/src/main/java/org/hps/evio/EventConstants.java	2014-06-06 05:09:17 UTC (rev 688)
@@ -76,4 +76,8 @@

     public static boolean isEndEvent(EvioEvent event) {
         return event.getHeader().getTag() == EventConstants.END_EVENT_TAG;
     }

+    
+    public static boolean isPhysicsEvent(EvioEvent event) {
+        return event.getHeader().getTag() == EventConstants.PHYSICS_EVENT_TAG;
+    }

 }