if (child instanceof Element) {
Element chelem = (Element) child;
if (name.equalsIgnoreCase("simspan")) {
SeqSymmetry spanSym = processSimSpan(query_seq, chelem);
((SymWithProps) spanSym).setProperty(METHODSTR, method);
hitSym.addChild(spanSym);
SeqSpan spanSpan = spanSym.getSpan(query_seq);
if (hitSpan == null) {
hitSpan = new SimpleMutableSeqSpan(spanSpan.getMin(), spanSpan.getMax(), query_seq);
} else {
SeqUtils.encompass(hitSpan, spanSpan, (MutableSeqSpan) hitSpan);