refs #6667 Failed attempt to build getParameterType test

mantidproject · Jun 6, 2013 · be8737a · be8737a
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diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Geometry/test/ComponentTest.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Geometry/test/ComponentTest.h
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ class ComponentTest : public CxxTest::TestSuite
     TS_ASSERT_EQUALS(ancs[0]->getName(), parent.getName());
     TS_ASSERT(ancs[0]->isParametrized());
 
-   // std::string type=ancs[0]->getParameterType("Child");
+    // HACK: 06/06/2013
+    // something very dodgy occurs here as pq has no name e.g. 
+    // std::string type= pq.getParameterType("Child"); is "" -- it does not find Child! 
+    // And this throws as parent is not parameterized
+    // std::string type= parent.getParameterType("Child");
   }
 
   void testGetFullName()

diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/mantid/geometry/src/Exports/Component.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/mantid/geometry/src/Exports/Component.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void export_Component()
     .def("getStringParameter", &Component::getStringParameter, Component_getStringParameter())
     // HACK -- python should return parameters regardless of type. this is untill rows below this do not work
     .def("getParameterType", &Component::getParameterType, Component_getParameterType())
-
+    // this does not work for some obvious or not obvious reasons 
     .def("getParameter", &Component::getNumberParameter, Component_getNumberParameter())
     .def("getParameter", &Component::getBoolParameter, Component_getBoolParameter())
     .def("getParameter", &Component::getStringParameter, Component_getStringParameter())