Method setDefaults

src/openms/source/DATASTRUCTURES/Param.cpp:557–625

  }

  void Param::setDefaults(const Param& defaults, const std::string& prefix, bool showMessage)
  {
    std::string prefix2 = prefix;
    if (!prefix2.empty())
    {
      if (prefix2.back() != ':')
      {
        prefix2 += ':';
      }
    }

    std::string pathname;
    for (Param::ParamIterator it = defaults.begin(); it != defaults.end(); ++it)
    {
      if (!exists(prefix2 + it.getName()))
      {
        if (showMessage)
          std::cerr << "Setting " << prefix2 + it.getName() << " to " << it->value << std::endl;
        std::string name = prefix2 + it.getName();
        root_.insert(ParamEntry("", it->value, it->description), name);
        //copy tags
        for (std::set<std::string>::const_iterator tag_it = it->tags.begin(); tag_it != it->tags.end(); ++tag_it)
        {
          addTag(name, *tag_it);
        }
        //copy restrictions
        if (it->value.valueType() == ParamValue::STRING_VALUE || it->value.valueType() == ParamValue::STRING_LIST)
        {
          setValidStrings(name, it->valid_strings);
        }
        else if (it->value.valueType() == ParamValue::INT_VALUE || it->value.valueType() == ParamValue::INT_LIST)
        {
          setMinInt(name, it->min_int);
          setMaxInt(name, it->max_int);
        }
        else if (it->value.valueType() == ParamValue::DOUBLE_VALUE || it->value.valueType() == ParamValue::DOUBLE_LIST)
        {
          setMinFloat(name, it->min_float);
          setMaxFloat(name, it->max_float);
        }
      }

      //copy section descriptions
      const std::vector<ParamIterator::TraceInfo>& trace = it.getTrace();
      for (std::vector<ParamIterator::TraceInfo>::const_iterator it2 = trace.begin(); it2 != trace.end(); ++it2)
      {
        if (it2->opened)
        {
          pathname += it2->name + ":";
        }
        else
        {
          pathname.resize(pathname.size() - it2->name.size() - 1);
        }
        std::string real_pathname = pathname.substr(0, pathname.length() - 1); //remove ':' at the end
        if (!real_pathname.empty())
        {
          std::string description_old = getSectionDescription(prefix + real_pathname);