Method storeRecursive_

src/openms_gui/source/VISUAL/ParamEditor.cpp:755–942

  }

  void ParamEditor::storeRecursive_(QTreeWidgetItem * child, String path, map<String, String> & section_descriptions)
  {
    /**

        @todo: why would we "recreate" (setting restrictions etc) the the param object from scratch?
         updating everything that changed seems the better option, as
                     this is more robust against additions to Param

    */
    child->setData(1, Qt::BackgroundRole, QBrush(Qt::white));

    if (path.empty())
    {
      path = child->text(0).toStdString();
    }
    else
    {
      path += String(":") + String(child->text(0).toStdString());
    }

    String description = child->data(1, Qt::UserRole).toString();

    std::vector<std::string> tag_list;
    try // might throw ElementNotFound
    {
      tag_list = param_->getTags(path);
    }
    catch (...)
    {
    }

    if (child->text(2) == "")  // node
    {
      if (!description.empty())
      {
        section_descriptions.insert(make_pair(path, description));
      }
    }
    else     //item + section descriptions
    {
      if (child->text(2) == "float")
      {
        param_->setValue(path, child->text(1).toDouble(), description, tag_list);
        String restrictions = child->data(2, Qt::UserRole).toString();
        vector<String> parts;
        if (restrictions.split(' ', parts))
        {
          if (!parts[0].empty())
          {
            param_->setMinFloat(path, parts[0].toDouble());
          }
          if (!parts[1].empty())
          {
            param_->setMaxFloat(path, parts[1].toDouble());
          }
        }
      }
      else if (child->text(2) == "string")