Add support for parameter descriptions

[dawnthefawn]

Based on what I can see from the JLink documentation, there is support for getting and setting the Description for parameters, but it doesn't look like creoson supports this. This would be a really useful feature for automation.

[phaleth]

Right. J-Link can do alot with params. Here is an example method.

/**
 * 
 * @param model
 * @param desiredName
 * @param desiredType
 * @param desiredValue
 * @param desiredDesignation
 * @param desiredDescription
 * @param desiredUnits
 * @return
 * @throws jxthrowable 
 */

public static Parameter createParamFromScratch(Model model, String desiredName, String desiredType
        , String desiredValue, String desiredDesignation, String desiredDescription, Unit desiredUnits) throws jxthrowable {

    Parameter param = null;
    ParamValue paramValue = null;
    if (desiredType.equals("BOOL")) {
        paramValue = pfcModelItem.CreateBoolParamValue(desiredValue.equals("YES"));
    } else if (desiredType.equals("INTEGER")) {
        paramValue = pfcModelItem.CreateIntParamValue(Conversion.strNumToInt(desiredValue));
    } else if (desiredType.equals("REAL")) {
        paramValue = pfcModelItem.CreateDoubleParamValue(Conversion.strNumToDouble(desiredValue));
    } else if (desiredType.equals("STR")) {
        paramValue = pfcModelItem.CreateStringParamValue(desiredValue);
    }

    if (paramValue != null) {
        try {
            if (desiredUnits == null) {
                param = model.CreateParam(desiredName, paramValue);
            } else {
                try {
                    param = model.CreateParamWithUnits(desiredName, paramValue, desiredUnits);
                } catch (jxthrowable x) {
                    param = model.CreateParam(desiredName, paramValue);
                }
            }
            if(!desiredDescription.isEmpty()) {
                param.SetDescription(desiredDescription);
            }
            if (desiredDesignation.equals("EQ")) {
                param.SetIsDesignated(true);
            }
        } catch (jxthrowable e) {
            System.out.println("Parameter " + desiredName + " has not been created");
            System.out.println("jxthrowable:" + "\n" + e);
        }
    }

    return param;

}

[adama2000]

Sounds doable. I'll work on that.

[dawnthefawn]

That would be awesome. Thanks!