function s = get_sset(sepset,c1,c2) found = -1; for i=1:length(sepset) s = sepset{i}; if( s.c1 == c1 )&( s.c2 == c2 ) found = 1; break; elseif( s.c1 == c2 )&( s.c2 == c1 ) found = 1; id = i; break; end; end; assert(found>0,'sepset does not exist');