vtkStringArray derives directly from vtkAbstractArray and not vtkDataArray so you need to use:<br> <i>print input.GetPointData().GetAbstractArray(&quot;hop&quot;)</i><br><br>Andy<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Yves Rogez <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:yves.rogez@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr" target="_blank">yves.rogez@obs.ujf-grenoble.fr</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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    Hi,<br>
    <br>
    I&#39;m trying to pass string arrays stored in vtkPolyData sets through
    the pipeline, using Python programmable filters.<br>
    Below is a sample code :<br>
    <br>
    In a ProgrammableSource1 :<br>
    <blockquote><i>output=self.GetOutput()</i>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i><br>
        </i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>points=vtk.vtkPoints()</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>points.SetNumberOfPoints(1)</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>points.SetPoint(0,0,0,0)</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i><br>
        </i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>stra=vtk.vtkStringArray()</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>stra.SetName(&quot;hop&quot;)</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>stra.Allocate(1)</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>stra.InsertNextValue(&quot;hop&quot;)</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i><br>
        </i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>output.SetPoints(points)</i></p>
      <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>output.GetPointData().AddArray(stra)</i></p>
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    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">In a directly connected
      ProgrammableFilter1 :</p>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i><br>
      </i><i>        input=self.GetInput()</i></p>
    <i>
    </i>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>       
        output=self.GetOutput()</i></p>
    <i>
    </i>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i><br>
      </i></p>
    <i>
    </i>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>       
        output.SetPoints(input.GetPoints())</i></p>
    <i>
    </i>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>       
        output.GetPointData().CopyStructure(input.GetPointData())</i></p>
    <i>
    </i>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i><br>
      </i></p>
    <i>
    </i>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><i>       
        print input.GetPointData().GetArray(&quot;hop&quot;)</i></p>
    <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><br>
    </p>
    The result of the &#39;print&#39; call at the end is &quot;None&quot;, but should not
    be in my understanding. If we do the exact same thing with a
    vtkDoubleArray, it works.<br>
    <br>
    Any idea on this issue ?<br>
    <br>
    Thanks,<br>
    <br>
    Yves<br>
    <br>
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