Bug #2384
closedDocumentation display problems in Kepler
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Description
In adding documentation to the RExpression actor, I discoved a problem with
the documentation display in Kepler (and perhaps in Ptolemy, also).
Consider one parameter defined in the RExpression actor -
/**
* The height of the output graphics bitmap in pixels
*/
public StringParameter numYPixels;
But later on, this parameter is created with the statement
numYPixels = new StringParameter(this, "Number of Y pixels in image");
Note that the display string "Number of Y pixels in image" is not the same as
the varible name 'numYPixels'
The doclet generated xml file has the proper association between the property
and value; i.e.
<property name="numYPixels">The height of the output graphics bitmap in
pixels</property>
But when I display the doc xml in Kepler using 'Get Documentation' the result is
"Number of Y pixels in image - No description"
The code to display the xml file replaces the 'numYPixels' name with its display
string 'Number of Y pixels in image' but it then loses the value! This seems to
happen whenever the parameter name is different than the display string; when
they agree, the descriptions are shown properly.
Dan