Task #3116

Added and tested ParameterSet functions getVector and getRecord

LCS/Common/include/Common/ParameterSet.h

@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ public:
 	// e.g: a.b.c.d.param=xxxx --> fullModuleName(b.c)-->a.b.c
 	string	fullModuleName(const string&	shortName) const;
 
+	// Return the value of the key as a vector of values.
+        // This can only be done if the value is enclosed in square brackets.
+        vector<ParameterValue> getVector (const string& aKey) const;
+
+	// Return the value of the key as a parameter record.
+        // This can only be done if the value is enclosed in curly braces.
+        ParameterRecord getRecord (const string& aKey) const;
+
 	// Return scalar value.
 	// @{
 	bool	getBool  (const string& aKey) const;
@@ -484,6 +492,11 @@ inline string	ParameterSet::fullModuleName(const string&	shortName) const
 	return (itsSet->fullModuleName(shortName));
 }
 
+inline vector<ParameterValue> ParameterSet::getVector (const string& aKey) const
+{
+        return get(aKey).getVector();
+}
+
 //#	getBool(key)
 inline bool ParameterSet::getBool(const string& aKey) const
 {

LCS/Common/src/ParameterSet.cc

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 
 #include <Common/ParameterSet.h>
+#include <Common/ParameterRecord.h>
 #include <Common/LofarLogger.h>
 #include <Common/lofar_fstream.h>
 
@@ -109,6 +110,12 @@ void ParameterSet::unlink()
   }
 }
 
+
+ParameterRecord ParameterSet::getRecord (const string& aKey) const
+{
+  return get(aKey).getRecord();
+}
+
 //
 // operator<<
 //

LCS/Common/test/tParameterRecord.cc

@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ void testNested()
   ASSERT (rec.getString("k2b") == "3");
   ParameterValue pvkey (rec.get("key"));
   ASSERT (pvkey.isRecord());
+  {
+    // Test ParameterSet::getRecord
+    ParameterRecord prkey (rec.getRecord("key"));
+    ASSERT (prkey.size() == 1);
+    ASSERT (prkey.isDefined("k1"));
+  }
   ParameterRecord prkey (pvkey.getRecord());
   ParameterValue pvk1 (prkey.get("k1"));
   ASSERT (pvk1.isRecord());

LCS/Common/test/tParameterSet.cc

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ int doIt(KeyCompare::Mode mode)
     ASSERT(myPS.getTime("Time", 15) == 15);
     ASSERT(myPS.getTime("Time", 18000) == 18000);
     ASSERT(myPS["emptyvec"].getVector().size() == 0);
+    ASSERT(myPS.getVector("emptyvec").size() == 0);
     ASSERT(myPS.getUint32Vector("emptyvec").size() == 0);
 
     {