[Paraview] Cannot access information from second input array in a XML custom filter

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

See the attached plugin XML. You just need to specify the array index
as default_values other it  gets initialized to 0.

On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Evan Kao <tossin at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> Just a bump in case anyone who can answer my question missed this.
> Basically, is it possible to specify two input array drop down menus in a
> Custom Filter XML file and get the array information from both?  I can get
> two drop down menus in the Properties panel, but can only get information
> from one of them.
>
> Thanks,
> Evan Kao
>
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Evan Kao <tossin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I'm trying to create a custom filter (using vtkPythonProgrammableFilter)
>> that allows the user to specify two input arrays (the XML file is attached).
>> As a guide, I mimicked the XML specifications for the Glyphs filter in the
>> filters.xml file.  The filter appears as it should, but I can't seem to
>> access the information for the second data array:
>>
>> Request Data code:
>>
>>     print 'ArrayInfo1'
>>     print self.GetInputArrayInformation(0)
>>     print 'ArrayInfo2'
>>     print self.GetInputArrayInformation(1)
>>
>> Console output (after generating a sphere):
>>
>> ArrayInfo1
>>
>> vtkInformation (0000000015E2FD30)
>>
>> Debug: Off
>>
>> Modified Time: 866729
>>
>> Reference Count: 2
>>
>> Registered Events: (none)
>>
>> INPUT_PORT: 0
>>
>> INPUT_CONNECTION: 0
>>
>> FIELD_ASSOCIATION: 0
>>
>> FIELD_NAME: Normals
>>
>>
>>
>> ArrayInfo2
>>
>> vtkInformation (0000000015E47D80)
>>
>> Debug: Off
>>
>> Modified Time: 868190
>>
>> Reference Count: 2
>>
>> Registered Events: (none)
>>
>>
>> No matter how I change the second array, there is no FIELD_NAME or
>> FIELD_ASSOCIATION associated with it.  Am I accessing it incorrectly?  Did I
>> prescribe it incorrectly in the XML file?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Evan Kao
>>
>
>
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