+bool BamMultiReaderPrivate::PopNextCachedAlignment(BamAlignment& al, const bool needCharData) {
+
+ // bail out if no more data to process
+ if ( !HasAlignmentData() )
+ return false;
+
+ // "pop" next alignment and reader
+ ReaderAlignment nextReaderAlignment = m_alignments->TakeFirst();
+ BamReader* reader = nextReaderAlignment.first;
+ BamAlignment* alignment = nextReaderAlignment.second;
+
+ // store cached alignment into destination parameter (by copy)
+ al = *alignment;
+
+ // set char data if requested
+ if ( needCharData ) {
+ al.BuildCharData();
+ al.Filename = reader->GetFilename();
+ }
+
+ // peek to next alignment & store in cache
+ SaveNextAlignment(reader, alignment);
+
+ // return success
+ return true;
+}
+