Add type to Property python export. Refs #6677

mantidproject · Mar 14, 2013 · 62cc500 · 62cc500
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diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/mantid/kernel/src/Exports/Property.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/mantid/kernel/src/Exports/Property.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void export_Property()
                   "The property's doc string")
     .add_property("direction", &Mantid::Kernel::Property::direction,
                   "Input, Output, InOut or Unknown. See the Direction class")
+    .add_property("type", make_function(&Mantid::Kernel::Property::type), "Returns a string identifier for the type")
     .add_property("units", make_function(&Mantid::Kernel::Property::units, return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>()),
                   "The units attached to this property")
     .add_property("valueAsStr", &Mantid::Kernel::Property::value, "The value of the property as a string. "

diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/test/python/mantid/kernel/PropertyWithValueTest.py b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/test/python/mantid/kernel/PropertyWithValueTest.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ def setUp(self):
             self.__class__._mask_dets = AlgorithmManager.createUnmanaged("MaskDetectors")
             self.__class__._mask_dets.initialize()
 
+    def test_type_str_is_not_empty(self):
+        rangeLower=self.__class__._integration.getProperty("RangeLower")
+        self.assertTrue(len(rangeLower.type) > 0)
+
     def test_getproperty_value_returns_derived_type(self):
         data = [1.0,2.0,3.0]
         alg = run_algorithm('CreateWorkspace',DataX=data,DataY=data,NSpec=1,UnitX='Wavelength',child=True)