/*.................................................................................................................*/
  public String preparePreferencesForXML() {
    StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(200);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "mxram", mxram);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "bootStrapReps", bootstrapreps);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "convertGapsToMissing", convertGapsToMissing);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "resamplingAllConsensusTrees", resamplingAllConsensusTrees);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "harvestOnlyStrictConsensus", harvestOnlyStrictConsensus);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "searchArguments", searchArguments);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "bootstrapSearchArguments", bootstrapSearchArguments);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "searchStyle", searchStyle);
    StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "otherOptions", otherOptions);

    preferencesSet = true;
    return buffer.toString();
  }
 /*.................................................................................................................*/
 public String preparePreferencesForXML() {
   StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(200);
   StringUtil.appendXMLTag(buffer, 2, "availMemory", availMemory);
   buffer.append(super.preparePreferencesForXML());
   return buffer.toString();
 }