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index 4bfeddfae5714f28e334aa2aafecc93e04238a43..397712f5d8666b668385c02c562585be7fbccc94 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2007-2015  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
+// Copyright (C) 2007-2016  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
 //
 // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 // modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 }
 //$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
 
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::deepCpy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::deepCopy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::buildNewEmptyInstance;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::selectByTupleRanges;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::selectByTupleId;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::selectByTupleIdSafe;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::selectByTupleId2;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::selectByTupleIdSafeSlice;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArray::Aggregate;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::New;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::__iter__;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::selectPartDef;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::convertToDblArr;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::performCpy;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::substr;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::performCopyOrIncrRef;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::subArray;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::changeNbOfComponents;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::accumulatePerChunck;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::checkAndPreparePermutation;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::invertArrayO2N2N2O;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::invertArrayN2O2O2N;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::invertArrayO2N2N2OBis;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsEqual;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsNotEqual;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsEqualList;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsNotEqualList;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsEqualTuple;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsEqual;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsNotEqual;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsEqualList;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsNotEqualList;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsEqualTuple;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::sumPerTuple;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::negate;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::computeAbs;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsInRange;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsNotInRange;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::getIdsStrictlyNegative;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsInRange;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsNotInRange;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::findIdsStricltyNegative;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::Aggregate;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::AggregateIndexes;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::Meld;
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::BuildUnion;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::BuildIntersection;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::Range;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::indicesOfSubPart;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::fromNoInterlace;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::toNoInterlace;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::buildComplement;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::renumberR;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::renumberAndReduce;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::changeNbOfComponents;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::getIdsEqual;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::getIdsNotEqual;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::findIdsEqual;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::findIdsNotEqual;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::Aggregate;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::Meld;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayByte::New;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayByte::__iter__;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayByte::performCpy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayByte::performCopyOrIncrRef;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayByteTuple::buildDAByte;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::substr;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayChar::subArray;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayAsciiChar::New;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayAsciiChar::__iter__;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayAsciiChar::performCpy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayAsciiChar::performCopyOrIncrRef;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayAsciiCharTuple::buildDAAsciiChar;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::New;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::__iter__;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::selectPartDef;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::convertToIntArr;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::performCpy;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::performCopyOrIncrRef;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Aggregate;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Meld;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Dot;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Multiply;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Divide;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::Pow;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::substr;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::symmetry3DPlane;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::subArray;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::changeNbOfComponents;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::accumulatePerChunck;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::getIdsInRange;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::getIdsNotInRange;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::findIdsInRange;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::findIdsNotInRange;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::negate;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::computeAbs;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::applyFunc;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::applyFunc2;
-%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::applyFunc3;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::applyFuncCompo;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::applyFuncNamedCompo;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::doublyContractedProduct;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::determinant;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::eigenValues;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::fromPolarToCart;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::fromCylToCart;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::fromSpherToCart;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::fromCartToPolar;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::fromCartToCyl;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::fromCartToSpher;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::fromCartToCylGiven;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::cartesianize;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::getDifferentValues;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::findClosestTupleId;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDouble::__rpow__;
 %newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayDoubleTuple::buildDADouble;
 
+%newobject MEDCoupling::PartDefinition::New;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::PartDefinition::toDAI;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::PartDefinition::__add__;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::PartDefinition::composeWith;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::PartDefinition::tryToSimplify;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::DataArrayPartDefinition::New;
+%newobject MEDCoupling::SlicePartDefinition::New;
+
+
 %feature("unref") DataArray "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") DataArrayDouble "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") DataArrayInt "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") DataArrayAsciiChar "$this->decrRef();"
 %feature("unref") DataArrayByte "$this->decrRef();"
 
+%feature("unref") PartDefinition "$this->decrRef();"
+%feature("unref") DataArrayPartDefinition "$this->decrRef();"
+%feature("unref") SlicePartDefinition "$this->decrRef();"
+
 namespace MEDCoupling
 {
   typedef enum
@@ -211,6 +233,109 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       AX_SPHER = 5
     } MEDCouplingAxisType;
 
+  class DataArrayInt;
+  
+  class PartDefinition : public RefCountObject, public TimeLabel
+  {
+  public:
+    static PartDefinition *New(int start, int stop, int step) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static PartDefinition *New(DataArrayInt *listOfIds) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual DataArrayInt *toDAI() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual int getNumberOfElems() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual std::string getRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual PartDefinition *composeWith(const PartDefinition *other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual void checkConsistencyLight() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual PartDefinition *tryToSimplify() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    %extend
+    {
+      virtual PartDefinition *__add__(const PartDefinition& other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        return (*self)+other;
+      }
+
+      virtual PyObject *isEqual(const PartDefinition *other) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        std::string ret1;
+        bool ret0(self->isEqual(other,ret1));
+        PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
+        PyObject *ret0Py=ret0?Py_True:Py_False;
+        Py_XINCREF(ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0Py);
+        PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyString_FromString(ret1.c_str()));
+        return ret;
+      }
+
+      virtual PyObject *deepCopy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        return convertPartDefinition(self->deepCopy(),SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0);
+      }
+    }
+  protected:
+    virtual ~PartDefinition();
+  };
+
+  class DataArrayPartDefinition : public PartDefinition
+  {
+  public:
+    static DataArrayPartDefinition *New(DataArrayInt *listOfIds) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    %extend
+    {
+      DataArrayPartDefinition(DataArrayInt *listOfIds) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        return DataArrayPartDefinition::New(listOfIds);
+      }
+
+      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        return self->getRepr();
+      }
+      
+      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        std::ostringstream oss; oss << "DataArrayPartDefinition C++ instance at " << self << "." << std::endl;
+        oss << self->getRepr();
+        return oss.str();
+      }
+    }
+  protected:
+    virtual ~DataArrayPartDefinition();
+  };
+
+  class SlicePartDefinition : public PartDefinition
+  {
+  public:
+    static SlicePartDefinition *New(int start, int stop, int step) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int getEffectiveStop() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    %extend
+    {
+      SlicePartDefinition(int start, int stop, int step) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        return SlicePartDefinition::New(start,stop,step);
+      }
+
+      PyObject *getSlice() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        int a,b,c;
+        self->getSlice(a,b,c);
+        return PySlice_New(PyInt_FromLong(a),PyInt_FromLong(b),PyInt_FromLong(c));
+      }
+      
+      std::string __str__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        return self->getRepr();
+      }
+      
+      std::string __repr__() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        std::ostringstream oss; oss << "SlicePartDefinition C++ instance at " << self << "." << std::endl;
+        oss << self->getRepr();
+        return oss.str();
+      }
+    }
+  protected:
+    virtual ~SlicePartDefinition();
+  };
+  
   class DataArray : public RefCountObject, public TimeLabel
   {
   public:
@@ -239,9 +364,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     virtual int getNumberOfTuples() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     virtual std::size_t getNbOfElems() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     virtual std::size_t getNbOfElemAllocated() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArray *deepCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    virtual DataArray *selectByTupleId2(int bg, int end2, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual DataArray *deepCopy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual DataArray *buildNewEmptyInstance() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual DataArray *selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(int bg, int end2, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     virtual void rearrange(int newNbOfCompo) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual void circularPermutation(int nbOfShift=1) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual void circularPermutationPerTuple(int nbOfShift=1) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual void reversePerTuple() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void checkNbOfTuples(int nbOfTuples, const std::string& msg) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void checkNbOfComps(int nbOfCompo, const std::string& msg) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void checkNbOfTuplesAndComp(const DataArray& other, const std::string& msg) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -253,7 +382,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     static std::string GetVarNameFromInfo(const std::string& info) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static std::string GetUnitFromInfo(const std::string& info) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static std::string BuildInfoFromVarAndUnit(const std::string& var, const std::string& unit) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    static std::string GetAxTypeRepr(MEDCouplingAxisType at) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static std::string GetAxisTypeRepr(MEDCouplingAxisType at) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void updateTime() const;
     %extend
     {
@@ -341,8 +470,8 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       //tuplesSelec in PyObject * because DataArrayInt is not already existing !
       virtual void setContigPartOfSelectedValues(int tupleIdStart, PyObject *aBase, PyObject *tuplesSelec) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        static const char msg[]="DataArray::setContigPartOfSelectedValues2 : 4th parameter \"tuplesSelec\" should be of type DataArrayInt";
-          DataArray *a=CheckAndRetrieveDataArrayInstance(aBase,"DataArray::setContigPartOfSelectedValues2 : 3rd parameter \"aBase\" should be of type DataArray");
+        static const char msg[]="DataArray::setContigPartOfSelectedValuesSlice : 4th parameter \"tuplesSelec\" should be of type DataArrayInt";
+          DataArray *a=CheckAndRetrieveDataArrayInstance(aBase,"DataArray::setContigPartOfSelectedValuesSlice : 3rd parameter \"aBase\" should be of type DataArray");
         DataArray *tuplesSelecPtr=CheckAndRetrieveDataArrayInstance(tuplesSelec,msg);
         DataArrayInt *tuplesSelecPtr2=0;
         if(tuplesSelecPtr)
@@ -354,10 +483,10 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         self->setContigPartOfSelectedValues(tupleIdStart,a,tuplesSelecPtr2);
       }
       
-      virtual void setContigPartOfSelectedValues2(int tupleIdStart, PyObject *aBase, int bg, int end2, int step) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      virtual void setContigPartOfSelectedValuesSlice(int tupleIdStart, PyObject *aBase, int bg, int end2, int step) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        DataArray *a=CheckAndRetrieveDataArrayInstance(aBase,"DataArray::setContigPartOfSelectedValues2 : 2nd parameter \"aBase\" should be of type DataArray");
-        self->setContigPartOfSelectedValues2(tupleIdStart,a,bg,end2,step);
+        DataArray *a=CheckAndRetrieveDataArrayInstance(aBase,"DataArray::setContigPartOfSelectedValuesSlice : 2nd parameter \"aBase\" should be of type DataArray");
+        self->setContigPartOfSelectedValuesSlice(tupleIdStart,a,bg,end2,step);
       }
 
       virtual DataArray *selectByTupleRanges(PyObject *li) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
@@ -532,8 +661,9 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     static DataArrayDouble *New();
     double doubleValue() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool empty() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *performCpy(bool deepCpy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void cpyFrom(const DataArrayDouble& other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void aggregate(const DataArrayDouble *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayDouble *performCopyOrIncrRef(bool deepCopy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void deepCopyFrom(const DataArrayDouble& other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void reserve(std::size_t nbOfElems) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void pushBackSilent(double val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     double popBackSilent() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -555,7 +685,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     DataArrayInt *convertToIntArr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *fromNoInterlace() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *toNoInterlace() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *substr(int tupleIdBg, int tupleIdEnd=-1) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayDouble *subArray(int tupleIdBg, int tupleIdEnd=-1) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void transpose() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *changeNbOfComponents(int newNbOfComp, double dftValue) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void meldWith(const DataArrayDouble *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -589,6 +719,9 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     DataArrayDouble *fromPolarToCart() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *fromCylToCart() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *fromSpherToCart() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayDouble *fromCartToPolar() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayDouble *fromCartToCyl() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayDouble *fromCartToSpher() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *cartesianize(MEDCouplingAxisType atOfThis) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *doublyContractedProduct() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *determinant() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -615,12 +748,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     DataArrayDouble *applyFunc(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func, bool isSafe=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *applyFunc(const std::string& func, bool isSafe=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void applyFuncOnThis(const std::string& func, bool isSafe=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *applyFunc2(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func, bool isSafe=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayDouble *applyFunc3(int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func, bool isSafe=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayDouble *applyFuncCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::string& func, bool isSafe=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayDouble *applyFuncNamedCompo(int nbOfComp, const std::vector<std::string>& varsOrder, const std::string& func, bool isSafe=true) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void applyFuncFast32(const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void applyFuncFast64(const std::string& func) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsInRange(double vmin, double vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsNotInRange(double vmin, double vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsInRange(double vmin, double vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsNotInRange(double vmin, double vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static DataArrayDouble *Aggregate(const DataArrayDouble *a1, const DataArrayDouble *a2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static DataArrayDouble *Meld(const DataArrayDouble *a1, const DataArrayDouble *a2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static DataArrayDouble *Dot(const DataArrayDouble *a1, const DataArrayDouble *a2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -668,7 +801,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                             int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(elt2);
                             if(nbOfCompo<0)
                               throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayDouble::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                            MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
+                            MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
                             std::vector<double> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListDbl2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                             ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
                             return ret.retn();
@@ -678,7 +811,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                       }
                     else
                       {//DataArrayDouble.New([1.,3.,4.],3)
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
                         int tmpp1=-1;
                         std::vector<double> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListDbl2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,tmpp1);
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,tmpp1); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -690,7 +823,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               }
             else
               {// DataArrayDouble.New([1.,3.,4.])
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
+                MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
                 int tmpp1=-1,tmpp2=-1;
                 std::vector<double> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListDbl2(elt0,tmpp1,tmpp2);
                 ret->alloc(tmpp1,tmpp2); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -711,7 +844,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                         int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfTuples);
                         if(nbOfCompo<0)
                           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayDouble::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                         return ret.retn();
                       }
@@ -723,7 +856,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               }
             else
               {//DataArrayDouble.New(5)
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
+                MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=DataArrayDouble::New();
                 ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,1);
                 return ret.retn();
               }
@@ -744,6 +877,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           return MEDCoupling_DataArrayDouble_New__SWIG_1(elt0,nbOfTuples,elt2);
         }
 
+      DataArrayDouble *selectPartDef(const PartDefinition* pd) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret(self->selectPartDef(pd));
+        return ret.retn();
+      }
+
       void pushBackValsSilent(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         double val;
@@ -867,6 +1006,47 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return convertDblArrToPyListOfTuple(vals,nbOfComp,nbOfTuples);
       }
 
+      DataArrayDouble *symmetry3DPlane(PyObject *point, PyObject *normalVector) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of DataArrayDouble::symmetry3DPlane : ";
+        double val,val2;
+        DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
+        DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
+        std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
+        int sw;
+        const double *centerPtr(convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(point,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,3,true));
+        const double *vectorPtr(convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(normalVector,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg,1,3,true));
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret(self->symmetry3DPlane(centerPtr,vectorPtr));
+        return ret.retn();
+      }
+
+      static PyObject *GiveBaseForPlane(PyObject *normalVector) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of DataArrayDouble::GiveBaseForPlane : ";
+        double val,val2;
+        DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
+        DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
+        std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
+        int sw;
+        const double *vectorPtr(convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(normalVector,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,3,true));
+        double res[9];
+        DataArrayDouble::GiveBaseForPlane(vectorPtr,res);
+        return convertDblArrToPyListOfTuple(res,3,3);
+      }
+
+      DataArrayDouble *fromCartToCylGiven(const DataArrayDouble *coords, PyObject *center, PyObject *vector) const
+      {
+        const char msg[]="Python wrap of DataArrayDouble::fromCartToCylGiven : ";
+        double val,val2;
+        DataArrayDouble *a,*a2;
+        DataArrayDoubleTuple *aa,*aa2;
+        std::vector<double> bb,bb2;
+        int sw;
+        const double *centerPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(center,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,1,3,true);
+        const double *vectorPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe(vector,sw,val2,a2,aa2,bb2,msg,1,3,true);
+        return self->fromCartToCylGiven(coords,centerPtr,vectorPtr);
+      }
+      
       DataArrayDouble *renumber(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         void *da=0;
@@ -1063,6 +1243,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         convertPyToNewIntArr3(li,tmp);
         self->setSelectedComponents(a,tmp);
       }
+
+      PyObject *explodeComponents() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> > retCpp(self->explodeComponents());
+        std::size_t sz(retCpp.size());
+        PyObject *res(PyList_New(sz));
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+          PyList_SetItem(res,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(retCpp[i].retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        return res;
+      }
    
       PyObject *getTuple(int tupleId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
@@ -1096,7 +1286,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         int nbComp=self->getNumberOfComponents(),nbTuples=-1;
         const char msg[]="Python wrap of DataArrayDouble::computeTupleIdsNearTuples : ";
         const double *pos=convertObjToPossibleCpp5_Safe2(pt,sw,val,a,aa,bb,msg,nbComp,true,nbTuples);
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> inpu=DataArrayDouble::New(); inpu->useArray(pos,false,CPP_DEALLOC,nbTuples,nbComp);
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> inpu=DataArrayDouble::New(); inpu->useArray(pos,false,CPP_DEALLOC,nbTuples,nbComp);
         DataArrayInt *c=0,*cI=0;
         self->computeTupleIdsNearTuples(inpu,eps,c,cI);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
@@ -1130,7 +1320,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayInt *dt1=0,*dc1=0;
         int sw;
         convertObjToPossibleCpp3(obj,nbOfTuples,nbOfComponents,sw,it1,ic1,vt1,vc1,pt1,pc1,dt1,dc1);
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret;
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret;
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -1140,7 +1330,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           case 2:
             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleIdSafe(&vt1[0],&vt1[0]+vt1.size())),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 3:
-            return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+            return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 4:
             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleIdSafe(dt1->getConstPointer(),dt1->getConstPointer()+dt1->getNbOfElems())),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 5:
@@ -1153,7 +1343,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 7:
             {
-              ret=self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
+              ret=self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
               std::vector<int> v2(1,ic1);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret->keepSelectedComponents(v2)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
@@ -1175,7 +1365,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 11:
             {
-              ret=self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
+              ret=self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret->keepSelectedComponents(vc1)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           case 12:
@@ -1203,7 +1393,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 15:
             {
-              ret=self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
+              ret=self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
               int nbOfComp=DataArray::GetNumberOfItemGivenBESRelative(pc1.first,pc1.second.first,pc1.second.second,msg2);
               std::vector<int> v2(nbOfComp);
               for(int i=0;i<nbOfComp;i++)
@@ -1240,7 +1430,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > pt1,pc1;
         DataArrayInt *dt1=0,*dc1=0;
         convertObjToPossibleCpp3(obj,nbOfTuples,nbOfComponents,sw2,it1,ic1,vt1,vc1,pt1,pc1,dt1,dc1);
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> tmp;
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> tmp;
         switch(sw2)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -1591,7 +1781,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             if(other)
               {
                 PyObject *tmp=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, 0 | 0 );
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___radd__Impl(other,tmp);
+                MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___radd__Impl(other,tmp);
                 Py_XDECREF(tmp);
                 return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
               }
@@ -1605,7 +1795,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(1.,val);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
@@ -1615,12 +1805,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Add(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Add(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           default:
@@ -1641,18 +1831,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(1.,val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayDouble::Add(self,aaa);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return DataArrayDouble::Add(self,aaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -1685,14 +1875,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->addEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               self->addEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -1719,7 +1909,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             if(other)
               {
                 PyObject *tmp=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, 0 | 0 );
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rsub__Impl(other,tmp);
+                MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rsub__Impl(other,tmp);
                 Py_XDECREF(tmp);
                 return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
               }
@@ -1733,7 +1923,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(1.,-val);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
@@ -1743,12 +1933,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Substract(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Substract(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           default:
@@ -1769,18 +1959,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(-1.,val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayDouble::Substract(aaa,self);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return DataArrayDouble::Substract(aaa,self);
             }
           default:
@@ -1813,14 +2003,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->substractEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               self->substractEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -1847,7 +2037,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             if(other)
               {
                 PyObject *tmp=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, 0 | 0 );
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rmul__Impl(other,tmp);
+                MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rmul__Impl(other,tmp);
                 Py_XDECREF(tmp);
                 return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
               }
@@ -1861,7 +2051,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(val,0.);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
@@ -1871,12 +2061,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Multiply(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Multiply(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           default:
@@ -1897,18 +2087,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(val,0.);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayDouble::Multiply(self,aaa);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return DataArrayDouble::Multiply(self,aaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -1941,14 +2131,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->multiplyEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               self->multiplyEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -1975,7 +2165,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             if(other)
               {
                 PyObject *tmp=SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, 0 | 0 );
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rdiv__Impl(other,tmp);
+                MCAuto<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=MEDCoupling_MEDCouplingFieldDouble___rdiv__Impl(other,tmp);
                 Py_XDECREF(tmp);
                 return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__MEDCouplingFieldDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
               }
@@ -1991,7 +2181,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               if(val==0.)
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayDouble::__div__ : trying to divide by zero !");
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(1/val,0.);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret.retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
@@ -2001,12 +2191,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Divide(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(DataArrayDouble::Divide(self,aaa)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayDouble, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           default:
@@ -2027,18 +2217,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyInv(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayDouble::Divide(aaa,self);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return DataArrayDouble::Divide(aaa,self);
             }
           default:
@@ -2073,14 +2263,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->divideEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               self->divideEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -2103,7 +2293,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyPow(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
@@ -2113,12 +2303,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayDouble::Pow(self,aaa);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return DataArrayDouble::Pow(self,aaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -2139,18 +2329,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyRPow(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayDouble::Pow(aaa,self);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               return DataArrayDouble::Pow(aaa,self);
             }
           default:
@@ -2183,14 +2373,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 3:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=aa->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->powEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> aaa=DataArrayDouble::New(); aaa->useArray(&bb[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)bb.size());
               self->powEqual(aaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -2224,35 +2414,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       // serialization
       static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        static const char MSG[]="DataArrayDouble.__new__ : the args in input is expected to be a tuple !";
-        if(!PyTuple_Check(args))
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-        PyObject *builtinsd(PyEval_GetBuiltins());//borrowed
-        PyObject *obj(PyDict_GetItemString(builtinsd,"object"));//borrowed
-        PyObject *selfMeth(PyObject_GetAttrString(obj,"__new__"));
-        //
-        PyObject *tmp0(PyTuple_New(1));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(tmp0,0,cls); Py_XINCREF(cls);
-        PyObject *instance(PyObject_CallObject(selfMeth,tmp0));
-        Py_DECREF(tmp0);
-        Py_DECREF(selfMeth);
-        PyObject *initMeth(PyObject_GetAttrString(instance,"__init__"));
-        int sz(PyTuple_Size(args));
-        
-        if(PyTuple_Size(args)==2 && PyDict_Check(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1)) && PyDict_Size(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1))==1 )
-          {// NOT general case. only true if in unpickeling context ! call __init__. Because for all other cases, __init__ is called right after __new__ !
-            PyObject *zeNumpyRepr(0);
-            PyObject *tmp1(PyInt_FromLong(0));
-            zeNumpyRepr=PyDict_GetItem(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1),tmp1);//borrowed
-            Py_DECREF(tmp1);
-            PyObject *tmp3(PyTuple_New(1));
-            PyTuple_SetItem(tmp3,0,zeNumpyRepr); Py_XINCREF(zeNumpyRepr);
-            PyObject *tmp2(PyObject_CallObject(initMeth,tmp3));
-            Py_XDECREF(tmp2);
-            Py_DECREF(tmp3);
-          }
-        Py_DECREF(initMeth);
-        return instance;
+        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfDictWithSingleEltInInput(cls,args,"DataArrayDouble");
       }
 
       PyObject *__getnewargs__() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
@@ -2323,7 +2485,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
       PyObject *___iadd___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayDouble____iadd___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -2331,7 +2493,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   
       PyObject *___isub___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayDouble____isub___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -2339,7 +2501,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   
       PyObject *___imul___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayDouble____imul___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -2347,7 +2509,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
       PyObject *___idiv___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> ret=self->buildDADouble(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayDouble____idiv___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -2587,8 +2749,9 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     int intValue() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     int getHashCode() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool empty() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *performCpy(bool deepCpy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void cpyFrom(const DataArrayInt& other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void aggregate(const DataArrayInt *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *performCopyOrIncrRef(bool deepCopy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void deepCopyFrom(const DataArrayInt& other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void reserve(std::size_t nbOfElems) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void pushBackSilent(int val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     int popBackSilent() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -2615,14 +2778,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     DataArrayInt *invertArrayN2O2O2N(int oldNbOfElem) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *invertArrayO2N2N2OBis(int newNbOfElem) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayDouble *convertToDblArr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *indicesOfSubPart(const DataArrayInt& partOfThis) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *fromNoInterlace() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *toNoInterlace() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *selectByTupleId2(int bg, int end, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(int bg, int end, int step) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *checkAndPreparePermutation() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *buildPermArrPerLevel() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    bool isIdentity2(int sizeExpected) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    bool isIota(int sizeExpected) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool isUniform(int val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *substr(int tupleIdBg, int tupleIdEnd=-1) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    bool hasUniqueValues() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *subArray(int tupleIdBg, int tupleIdEnd=-1) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void transpose() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *changeNbOfComponents(int newNbOfComp, int dftValue) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void meldWith(const DataArrayInt *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -2641,13 +2806,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     DataArrayIntIterator *iterator() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     const int *begin() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     const int *end() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsEqual(int val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsNotEqual(int val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsEqual(int val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsNotEqual(int val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     int changeValue(int oldValue, int newValue) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int locateTuple(const std::vector<int>& tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int locateValue(int value) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int locateValue(const std::vector<int>& vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int search(const std::vector<int>& vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int findIdFirstEqualTuple(const std::vector<int>& tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int findIdFirstEqual(int value) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int findIdFirstEqual(const std::vector<int>& vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int findIdSequence(const std::vector<int>& vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool presenceOfTuple(const std::vector<int>& tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool presenceOfValue(int value) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool presenceOfValue(const std::vector<int>& vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -2668,9 +2833,9 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     void applyRModulus(int val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void applyPow(int val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void applyRPow(int val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsInRange(int vmin, int vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsNotInRange(int vmin, int vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsStrictlyNegative() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsInRange(int vmin, int vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsNotInRange(int vmin, int vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsStricltyNegative() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool checkAllIdsInRange(int vmin, int vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static DataArrayInt *Aggregate(const DataArrayInt *a1, const DataArrayInt *a2, int offsetA2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static DataArrayInt *Meld(const DataArrayInt *a1, const DataArrayInt *a2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -2687,7 +2852,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     DataArrayInt *buildUniqueNotSorted() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *deltaShiftIndex() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void computeOffsets() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void computeOffsets2() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void computeOffsetsFull() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *buildExplicitArrByRanges(const DataArrayInt *offsets) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *findRangeIdForEachTuple(const DataArrayInt *ranges) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayInt *findIdInRangeForEachTuple(const DataArrayInt *ranges) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -2739,7 +2904,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                             int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfComp);
                             if(nbOfCompo<0)
                               throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                            MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
+                            MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
                             std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                             ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
                             return ret.retn();
@@ -2749,7 +2914,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                       }
                     else
                       {//DataArrayInt.New([1,3,4],3)
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
                         int tmpp1=-1;
                         std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,tmpp1);
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,tmpp1); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -2761,7 +2926,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               }
             else
               {// DataArrayInt.New([1,3,4])
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
+                MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
                 int tmpp1=-1,tmpp2=-1;
                 std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,tmpp1,tmpp2);
                 ret->alloc(tmpp1,tmpp2); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -2782,7 +2947,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                         int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfTuples);
                         if(nbOfCompo<0)
                           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                         return ret.retn();
                       }
@@ -2794,7 +2959,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               }
             else
               {//DataArrayInt.New(5)
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
+                MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=DataArrayInt::New();
                 ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,1);
                 return ret.retn();
               }
@@ -2841,6 +3006,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       {
         return self->iterator();
       }
+
+      DataArrayInt *selectPartDef(const PartDefinition* pd) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret(self->selectPartDef(pd));
+        return ret.retn();
+      }
    
       PyObject *accumulate() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
@@ -2858,12 +3029,12 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return self->accumulatePerChunck(bg,bg+sz);
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *getIdsEqualTuple(PyObject *inputTuple) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayInt *findIdsEqualTuple(PyObject *inputTuple) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int sw,sz,val;
         std::vector<int> val2;
         const int *bg(convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(inputTuple,sw,sz,val,val2));
-        return self->getIdsEqualTuple(bg,bg+sz);
+        return self->findIdsEqualTuple(bg,bg+sz);
       }
 
       PyObject *splitInBalancedSlices(int nbOfSlices) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
@@ -2897,14 +3068,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return ret;
       }
    
-      static PyObject *BuildOld2NewArrayFromSurjectiveFormat2(int nbOfOldTuples, PyObject *arr, PyObject *arrI) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      static PyObject *ConvertIndexArrayToO2N(int nbOfOldTuples, PyObject *arr, PyObject *arrI) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int newNbOfTuples=-1;
         int szArr,szArrI,sw,iTypppArr,iTypppArrI;
         std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr,stdvecTyyppArrI;
         const int *arrPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(arr,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
         const int *arrIPtr=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(arrI,sw,szArrI,iTypppArrI,stdvecTyyppArrI);
-        DataArrayInt *ret0=MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::BuildOld2NewArrayFromSurjectiveFormat2(nbOfOldTuples,arrPtr,arrIPtr,arrIPtr+szArrI,newNbOfTuples);
+        DataArrayInt *ret0=MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::ConvertIndexArrayToO2N(nbOfOldTuples,arrPtr,arrIPtr,arrIPtr+szArrI,newNbOfTuples);
         PyObject *ret=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj((void*)ret0,SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt,SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0));
         PyTuple_SetItem(ret,1,PyInt_FromLong(newNbOfTuples));
@@ -2913,7 +3084,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
       static DataArrayInt *CheckAndPreparePermutation(PyObject *arr) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret(DataArrayInt::New());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret(DataArrayInt::New());
         int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
         std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
         const int *arrPtr(convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(arr,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr));
@@ -2927,14 +3098,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         const char *msg="MEDCoupling::DataArrayInt::setValues : Available API are : \n-DataArrayInt.setValues([1,3,4])\n-DataArrayInt.setValues([1,3,4],3)\n-DataArrayInt.setValues([1,3,4,5],2,2)\n-DataArrayInt.New(5)\n !";
         if(PyList_Check(li) || PyTuple_Check(li))
           {
-            if(nbOfTuples)
+            if(nbOfTuples && nbOfTuples != Py_None)
               {
                 if(PyInt_Check(nbOfTuples))
                   {
                     int nbOfTuples1=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfTuples);
                     if(nbOfTuples<0)
                       throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::setValue : should be a positive set of allocated memory !");
-                    if(nbOfComp)
+                    if(nbOfComp && nbOfComp != Py_None)
                       {
                         if(PyInt_Check(nbOfComp))
                           {//DataArrayInt.setValues([1,3,4,5],2,2)
@@ -3034,7 +3205,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           }
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *getIdsEqualList(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayInt *findIdsEqualList(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int sw;
         int singleVal;
@@ -3045,17 +3216,17 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
-            return self->getIdsEqualList(&singleVal,&singleVal+1);
+            return self->findIdsEqualList(&singleVal,&singleVal+1);
           case 2:
-            return self->getIdsEqualList(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size());
+            return self->findIdsEqualList(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size());
           case 4:
-            return self->getIdsEqualList(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end());
+            return self->findIdsEqualList(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end());
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::getIdsEqualList : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::findIdsEqualList : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
           }
       }
 
-      DataArrayInt *getIdsNotEqualList(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      DataArrayInt *findIdsNotEqualList(PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int sw;
         int singleVal;
@@ -3066,13 +3237,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
-            return self->getIdsNotEqualList(&singleVal,&singleVal+1);
+            return self->findIdsNotEqualList(&singleVal,&singleVal+1);
           case 2:
-            return self->getIdsNotEqualList(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size());
+            return self->findIdsNotEqualList(&multiVal[0],&multiVal[0]+multiVal.size());
           case 4:
-            return self->getIdsNotEqualList(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end());
+            return self->findIdsNotEqualList(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end());
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::getIdsNotEqualList : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::findIdsNotEqualList : unrecognized type entered, expected list of int, tuple of int or DataArrayInt !");
           }
       }
 
@@ -3093,8 +3264,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             if(!da2)
               throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Not null DataArrayInt instance expected !");
             da2->checkAllocated();
-            int size=self->getNumberOfTuples();
-            self->splitByValueRange(da2->getConstPointer(),da2->getConstPointer()+size,ret0,ret1,ret2);
+            self->splitByValueRange(da2->begin(),da2->end(),ret0,ret1,ret2);
           }
         PyObject *ret = PyList_New(3);
         PyList_SetItem(ret,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
@@ -3214,6 +3384,16 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         self->setSelectedComponents(a,tmp);
       }
 
+      PyObject *explodeComponents() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayInt> > retCpp(self->explodeComponents());
+        std::size_t sz(retCpp.size());
+        PyObject *res(PyList_New(sz));
+        for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+          PyList_SetItem(res,i,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(retCpp[i].retn()),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
+        return res;
+      }
+
       PyObject *getTuple(int tupleId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int sz=self->getNumberOfComponents();
@@ -3298,7 +3478,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               if(PyInt_Check(obj))
                 {
                   int val=(int)PyInt_AS_LONG(obj);
-                  return self->locateValue(val);
+                  return self->findIdFirstEqual(val);
                 }
               else
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayInt::index : 'this' contains one component and trying to find an element which is not an integer !");
@@ -3307,7 +3487,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             {
               std::vector<int> arr;
               convertPyToNewIntArr3(obj,arr);
-              return self->locateTuple(arr);
+              return self->findIdFirstEqualTuple(arr);
             }
           }
       }
@@ -3351,7 +3531,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         DataArrayInt *dt1=0,*dc1=0;
         int sw;
         convertObjToPossibleCpp3(obj,nbOfTuples,nbOfComponents,sw,it1,ic1,vt1,vc1,pt1,pc1,dt1,dc1);
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret;
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret;
         switch(sw)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -3363,7 +3543,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           case 2:
             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleIdSafe(&vt1[0],&vt1[0]+vt1.size())),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 3:
-            return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+            return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 4:
             return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(self->selectByTupleIdSafe(dt1->getConstPointer(),dt1->getConstPointer()+dt1->getNbOfElems())),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 5:
@@ -3376,7 +3556,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 7:
             {
-              ret=self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
+              ret=self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
               std::vector<int> v2(1,ic1);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret->keepSelectedComponents(v2)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
@@ -3398,7 +3578,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 11:
             {
-              ret=self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
+              ret=self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
               return SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret->keepSelectedComponents(vc1)),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
             }
           case 12:
@@ -3426,7 +3606,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 15:
             {
-              ret=self->selectByTupleId2(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
+              ret=self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(pt1.first,pt1.second.first,pt1.second.second);
               int nbOfComp=DataArray::GetNumberOfItemGivenBESRelative(pc1.first,pc1.second.first,pc1.second.second,msg2);
               std::vector<int> v2(nbOfComp);
               for(int i=0;i<nbOfComp;i++)
@@ -3464,7 +3644,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > pt1,pc1;
         DataArrayInt *dt1=0,*dc1=0;
         convertObjToPossibleCpp3(obj,nbOfTuples,nbOfComponents,sw2,it1,ic1,vt1,vc1,pt1,pc1,dt1,dc1);
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> tmp;
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> tmp;
         switch(sw2)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -3875,13 +4055,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(1,val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Add(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -3890,7 +4070,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Add(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -3911,18 +4091,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(1,val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Add(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Add(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -3949,7 +4129,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               self->addEqual(bb);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -3962,7 +4142,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->addEqual(aaaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -3985,13 +4165,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(1,-val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Substract(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -4000,7 +4180,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Substract(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -4021,18 +4201,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(-1,val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Substract(aaaa,self);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Substract(aaaa,self);
             }
           default:
@@ -4059,7 +4239,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               self->substractEqual(bb);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4072,7 +4252,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->substractEqual(aaaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4095,13 +4275,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(val,0);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Multiply(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -4110,7 +4290,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Multiply(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -4131,18 +4311,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyLin(val,0);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Multiply(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Multiply(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -4169,7 +4349,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               self->multiplyEqual(bb);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4182,7 +4362,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->multiplyEqual(aaaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4205,13 +4385,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyDivideBy(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Divide(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -4220,7 +4400,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Divide(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -4241,18 +4421,18 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyInv(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Divide(aaaa,self);
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Divide(aaaa,self);
             }
           default:
@@ -4279,7 +4459,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> bb=DataArrayInt::New(); bb->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               self->divideEqual(bb);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4292,7 +4472,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->divideEqual(aaaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4315,13 +4495,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyModulus(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Modulus(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -4330,7 +4510,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Modulus(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -4351,13 +4531,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyRModulus(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Modulus(aaaa,self);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -4366,7 +4546,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Modulus(aaaa,self);
             }
           default:
@@ -4399,7 +4579,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->modulusEqual(aaaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4422,13 +4602,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyPow(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Pow(self,aaaa);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -4437,7 +4617,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Pow(self,aaaa);
             }
           default:
@@ -4458,13 +4638,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           {
           case 1:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCpy();
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->deepCopy();
               ret->applyRPow(val);
               return ret.retn();
             }
           case 2:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=DataArrayInt::New(); aaaa->useArray(&aa[0],false,CPP_DEALLOC,1,(int)aa.size());
               return DataArrayInt::Pow(aaaa,self);
             }
           case 3:
@@ -4473,7 +4653,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               return DataArrayInt::Pow(aaaa,self);
             }
           default:
@@ -4506,7 +4686,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             }
           case 4:
             {
-              MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
+              MCAuto<DataArrayInt> aaaa=aaa->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfComponents());
               self->powEqual(aaaa);
               Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
               return trueSelf;
@@ -4549,10 +4729,10 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return pyRet;
       }
       
-      PyObject *searchRangesInListOfIds(const DataArrayInt *listOfIds) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      PyObject *findIdsRangesInListOfIds(const DataArrayInt *listOfIds) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         DataArrayInt *ret0=0,*ret1=0;
-        self->searchRangesInListOfIds(listOfIds,ret0,ret1);
+        self->findIdsRangesInListOfIds(listOfIds,ret0,ret1);
         PyObject *pyRet=PyTuple_New(2);
         PyTuple_SetItem(pyRet,0,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret0),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
         PyTuple_SetItem(pyRet,1,SWIG_NewPointerObj(SWIG_as_voidptr(ret1),SWIGTYPE_p_MEDCoupling__DataArrayInt, SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 ));
@@ -4581,35 +4761,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
       // serialization
       static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        static const char MSG[]="DataArrayInt.__new__ : the args in input is expected to be a tuple !";
-        if(!PyTuple_Check(args))
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(MSG);
-        PyObject *builtinsd(PyEval_GetBuiltins());//borrowed
-        PyObject *obj(PyDict_GetItemString(builtinsd,"object"));//borrowed
-        PyObject *selfMeth(PyObject_GetAttrString(obj,"__new__"));
-        //
-        PyObject *tmp0(PyTuple_New(1));
-        PyTuple_SetItem(tmp0,0,cls); Py_XINCREF(cls);
-        PyObject *instance(PyObject_CallObject(selfMeth,tmp0));
-        Py_DECREF(tmp0);
-        Py_DECREF(selfMeth);
-        PyObject *initMeth(PyObject_GetAttrString(instance,"__init__"));
-        int sz(PyTuple_Size(args));
-        
-        if(PyTuple_Size(args)==2 && PyDict_Check(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1)) && PyDict_Size(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1))==1 )
-          {// NOT general case. only true if in unpickeling context ! call __init__. Because for all other cases, __init__ is called right after __new__ !
-            PyObject *zeNumpyRepr(0);
-            PyObject *tmp1(PyInt_FromLong(0));
-            zeNumpyRepr=PyDict_GetItem(PyTuple_GetItem(args,1),tmp1);//borrowed
-            Py_DECREF(tmp1);
-            PyObject *tmp3(PyTuple_New(1));
-            PyTuple_SetItem(tmp3,0,zeNumpyRepr); Py_XINCREF(zeNumpyRepr);
-            PyObject *tmp2(PyObject_CallObject(initMeth,tmp3));
-            Py_XDECREF(tmp2);
-            Py_DECREF(tmp3);
-          }
-        Py_DECREF(initMeth);
-        return instance;
+        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfDictWithSingleEltInInput(cls,args,"DataArrayInt");
       }
       
       PyObject *__getnewargs__() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
@@ -4680,7 +4832,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
       PyObject *___iadd___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayInt____iadd___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -4688,7 +4840,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   
       PyObject *___isub___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayInt____isub___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -4696,7 +4848,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   
       PyObject *___imul___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayInt____imul___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -4704,7 +4856,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
       PyObject *___idiv___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayInt____idiv___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -4712,7 +4864,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
 
       PyObject *___imod___(PyObject *trueSelf, PyObject *obj) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> ret=self->buildDAInt(1,self->getNumberOfCompo());
         MEDCoupling_DataArrayInt____imod___(ret,0,obj);
         Py_XINCREF(trueSelf);
         return trueSelf;
@@ -4950,7 +5102,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     virtual DataArrayChar *buildEmptySpecializedDAChar() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     int getHashCode() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool empty() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void cpyFrom(const DataArrayChar& other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void deepCopyFrom(const DataArrayChar& other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void reserve(std::size_t nbOfElems) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void pushBackSilent(char val) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char popBackSilent() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -4968,24 +5120,25 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
     DataArrayChar *renumberR(const int *new2Old) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayChar *renumberAndReduce(const int *old2NewBg, int newNbOfTuple) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool isUniform(char val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayChar *substr(int tupleIdBg, int tupleIdEnd=-1) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void sort(bool asc=true) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayChar *subArray(int tupleIdBg, int tupleIdEnd=-1) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     DataArrayChar *changeNbOfComponents(int newNbOfComp, char dftValue) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void meldWith(const DataArrayChar *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    void setPartOfValuesAdv(const DataArrayChar *a, const DataArrayChar *tuplesSelec) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void setPartOfValuesAdv(const DataArrayChar *a, const DataArrayInt *tuplesSelec) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char front() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char back() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setIJ(int tupleId, int compoId, char newVal) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setIJSilent(int tupleId, int compoId, char newVal) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char *getPointer() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsEqual(char val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsNotEqual(char val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    int locateTuple(const std::vector<char>& tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsEqual(char val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsNotEqual(char val) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    int findIdFirstEqualTuple(const std::vector<char>& tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool presenceOfTuple(const std::vector<char>& tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char getMaxValue(int& tupleId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char getMaxValueInArray() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char getMinValue(int& tupleId) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char getMinValueInArray() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayInt *getIdsInRange(char vmin, char vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayInt *findIdsInRange(char vmin, char vmax) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static DataArrayChar *Aggregate(const DataArrayChar *a1, const DataArrayChar *a2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static DataArrayChar *Meld(const DataArrayChar *a1, const DataArrayChar *a2) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     %extend
@@ -5124,7 +5277,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   public:
     static DataArrayByte *New();
     DataArrayByteIterator *iterator() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayByte *performCpy(bool deepCpy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayByte *performCopyOrIncrRef(bool deepCopy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char byteValue() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     %extend
     {
@@ -5152,7 +5305,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                             int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfComp);
                             if(nbOfCompo<0)
                               throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayByte::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                            MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
+                            MCAuto<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
                             std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                             ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
                             return ret.retn();
@@ -5162,7 +5315,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                       }
                     else
                       {//DataArrayByte.New([1,3,4],3)
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
                         int tmpp1=-1;
                         std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,tmpp1);
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,tmpp1); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -5174,7 +5327,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               }
             else
               {// DataArrayByte.New([1,3,4])
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
+                MCAuto<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
                 int tmpp1=-1,tmpp2=-1;
                 std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,tmpp1,tmpp2);
                 ret->alloc(tmpp1,tmpp2); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -5195,7 +5348,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                         int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfTuples);
                         if(nbOfCompo<0)
                           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayByte::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                         return ret.retn();
                       }
@@ -5207,11 +5360,17 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               }
             else
               {//DataArrayByte.New(5)
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
+                MCAuto<DataArrayByte> ret=DataArrayByte::New();
                 ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,1);
                 return ret.retn();
               }
           }
+#ifdef WITH_NUMPY
+        else if(PyArray_Check(elt0) && nbOfTuples==NULL && nbOfComp==NULL)
+          {//DataArrayDouble.New(numpyArray)
+            return BuildNewInstance<DataArrayByte,char>(elt0,NPY_INT8,&PyCallBackDataArrayChar_RefType,"INT8");
+          }
+#endif
         else
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(msg);
       }
@@ -5281,34 +5440,34 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         return self->presenceOfValue(vals2);
       }
 
-      int locateValue(PyObject *vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      int findIdFirstEqual(PyObject *vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int sz=-1,sw=-1;
         int ival=-1; std::vector<int> ivval;
         const int *pt=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(vals,sw,sz,ival,ivval);
         std::vector<char> vals2(sz);
         std::copy(pt,pt+sz,vals2.begin());
-        return self->locateValue(vals2);
+        return self->findIdFirstEqual(vals2);
       }
 
-      int locateTuple(PyObject *tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      int findIdFirstEqualTuple(PyObject *tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int sz=-1,sw=-1;
         int ival=-1; std::vector<int> ivval;
         const int *pt=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(tupl,sw,sz,ival,ivval);
         std::vector<char> vals(sz);
         std::copy(pt,pt+sz,vals.begin());
-        return self->locateTuple(vals);
+        return self->findIdFirstEqualTuple(vals);
       }
 
-      int search(PyObject *strOrListOfInt) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      int findIdSequence(PyObject *strOrListOfInt) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int sz=-1,sw=-1;
         int ival=-1; std::vector<int> ivval;
         const int *pt=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(strOrListOfInt,sw,sz,ival,ivval);
         std::vector<char> vals(sz);
         std::copy(pt,pt+sz,vals.begin());
-        return self->search(vals);
+        return self->findIdSequence(vals);
       }
 
       PyObject *getTuple(int tupleId) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
@@ -5351,13 +5510,13 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               if(PyInt_Check(obj))
                 {
                   int val=(int)PyInt_AS_LONG(obj);
-                  return self->locateValue(val);
+                  return self->findIdFirstEqual(val);
                 }
               else
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayByte::index : 'this' contains one component and trying to find an element which is not an integer !");
             }
           default:
-            return MEDCoupling_DataArrayByte_locateTuple(self,obj);
+            return MEDCoupling_DataArrayByte_findIdFirstEqualTuple(self,obj);
           }
       }
 
@@ -5382,6 +5541,38 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
             return MEDCoupling_DataArrayByte_presenceOfTuple(self,obj);
           }
       }
+      
+#ifdef WITH_NUMPY
+      PyObject *toNumPyArray() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) // not const. It is not a bug !
+      {
+        return ToNumPyArray<DataArrayByte,char>(self,NPY_INT8,"DataArrayByte");
+      }
+#endif
+
+      // serialization
+      static PyObject *___new___(PyObject *cls, PyObject *args) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        return NewMethWrapCallInitOnlyIfDictWithSingleEltInInput(cls,args,"DataArrayByte");
+      }
+
+      PyObject *__getnewargs__() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+#ifdef WITH_NUMPY
+        if(!self->isAllocated())
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("PyWrap of DataArrayByte.__getnewargs__ : self is not allocated !");
+        PyObject *ret(PyTuple_New(1));
+        PyObject *ret0(PyDict_New());
+        PyObject *numpyArryObj(MEDCoupling_DataArrayByte_toNumPyArray(self));
+        {// create a dict to discriminite in __new__ if __init__ should be called. Not beautiful but not idea ...
+          PyObject *tmp1(PyInt_FromLong(0));
+          PyDict_SetItem(ret0,tmp1,numpyArryObj); Py_DECREF(tmp1); Py_DECREF(numpyArryObj);
+          PyTuple_SetItem(ret,0,ret0);
+        }
+        return ret;
+#else
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("PyWrap of DataArrayByte.__getnewargs__ : not implemented because numpy is not active in your configuration ! No serialization/unserialization available without numpy !");
+#endif
+      }
 
       DataArrayByte *__setitem__(PyObject *obj, PyObject *value) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
@@ -5399,7 +5590,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
         std::pair<int, std::pair<int,int> > pt1,pc1;
         DataArrayInt *dt1=0,*dc1=0;
         convertObjToPossibleCpp3(obj,nbOfTuples,nbOfComponents,sw2,it1,ic1,vt1,vc1,pt1,pc1,dt1,dc1);
-        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> tmp;
+        MCAuto<DataArrayInt> tmp;
         switch(sw2)
           {
           case 1:
@@ -5642,7 +5833,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
   public:
     static DataArrayAsciiChar *New();
     DataArrayAsciiCharIterator *iterator() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    DataArrayAsciiChar *performCpy(bool deepCpy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    DataArrayAsciiChar *performCopyOrIncrRef(bool deepCopy) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     char asciiCharValue() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     %extend
     {
@@ -5670,7 +5861,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                             int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfComp);
                             if(nbOfCompo<0)
                               throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                            MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
+                            MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
                             std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                             ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
                             return ret.retn();
@@ -5680,7 +5871,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                       }
                     else
                       {//DataArrayAsciiChar.New([1,3,4],3)
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
                         int tmpp1=-1;
                         std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,nbOfTuples1,tmpp1);
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,tmpp1); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -5710,7 +5901,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                 else
                   {
                     // DataArrayAsciiChar.New([1,3,4])
-                    MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
+                    MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
                     int tmpp1=-1,tmpp2=-1;
                     std::vector<int> tmp=fillArrayWithPyListInt2(elt0,tmpp1,tmpp2);
                     ret->alloc(tmpp1,tmpp2); std::copy(tmp.begin(),tmp.end(),ret->getPointer());
@@ -5732,7 +5923,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                         int nbOfCompo=PyInt_AS_LONG(nbOfTuples);
                         if(nbOfCompo<0)
                           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::New : should be a positive number of components !");
-                        MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
+                        MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
                         ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,nbOfCompo);
                         return ret.retn();
                       }
@@ -5744,7 +5935,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
               }
             else
               {//DataArrayAsciiChar.New(5)
-                MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
+                MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> ret=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
                 ret->alloc(nbOfTuples1,1);
                 return ret.retn();
               }
@@ -5823,40 +6014,40 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::presenceOfValue : only strings in input supported !");
       }
 
-      int locateValue(PyObject *vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      int findIdFirstEqual(PyObject *vals) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         if(PyString_Check(vals))
           {
             Py_ssize_t sz=PyString_Size(vals);
             std::vector<char> vals2(sz);
             std::copy(PyString_AsString(vals),PyString_AsString(vals)+sz,vals2.begin());
-            return self->locateValue(vals2);
+            return self->findIdFirstEqual(vals2);
           }
         else
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::locateValue : only strings in input supported !");
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::findIdFirstEqual : only strings in input supported !");
       }
 
-      int locateTuple(PyObject *tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      int findIdFirstEqualTuple(PyObject *tupl) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         if(PyString_Check(tupl))
           {
             Py_ssize_t sz=PyString_Size(tupl);
             std::vector<char> vals(sz);
             std::copy(PyString_AsString(tupl),PyString_AsString(tupl)+sz,vals.begin());
-            return self->locateTuple(vals);
+            return self->findIdFirstEqualTuple(vals);
           }
         else
-          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::locateTuple : only strings in input supported !");
+          throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::findIdFirstEqualTuple : only strings in input supported !");
       }
 
-      int search(PyObject *strOrListOfInt) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      int findIdSequence(PyObject *strOrListOfInt) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         if(PyString_Check(strOrListOfInt))
           {
             Py_ssize_t sz=PyString_Size(strOrListOfInt);
             std::vector<char> vals(sz);
             std::copy(PyString_AsString(strOrListOfInt),PyString_AsString(strOrListOfInt)+sz,vals.begin());
-            return self->search(vals);
+            return self->findIdSequence(vals);
           }
         else
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::search : only strings in input supported !");
@@ -5904,7 +6095,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                   Py_ssize_t sz=PyString_Size(obj);
                   char *pt=PyString_AsString(obj);
                   if(sz==1)
-                    return self->locateValue(pt[0]);
+                    return self->findIdFirstEqual(pt[0]);
                   else
                     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::index : 'this' contains one component and trying to find a string with size different from 1 !");
                 }
@@ -5912,7 +6103,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                 throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("DataArrayAsciiChar::index : 'this' contains one component and trying to find an element which is not an integer !");
             }
           default:
-            return MEDCoupling_DataArrayAsciiChar_locateTuple(self,obj);
+            return MEDCoupling_DataArrayAsciiChar_findIdFirstEqualTuple(self,obj);
           }
       }
 
@@ -5956,7 +6147,7 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
           case 2:
             return convertDataArrayChar(self->selectByTupleIdSafe(&stdvecTyyppArr[0],&stdvecTyyppArr[0]+stdvecTyyppArr.size()), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 3:
-            return convertDataArrayChar(self->selectByTupleId2(sTyyppArr.first,sTyyppArr.second.first,sTyyppArr.second.second), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
+            return convertDataArrayChar(self->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(sTyyppArr.first,sTyyppArr.second.first,sTyyppArr.second.second), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           case 4:
             return convertDataArrayChar(self->selectByTupleIdSafe(daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end()), SWIG_POINTER_OWN | 0 );
           default:
@@ -5991,14 +6182,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                   //value string
                 case 2:
                   {
-                    MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
+                    MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
                     self->setPartOfValues3(tmp,&iTypppArr,&iTypppArr+1,0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                     return self;
                   }
                   //value vector<string>
                 case 3:
                   {
-                    MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
+                    MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
                     self->setPartOfValues3(tmp,&iTypppArr,&iTypppArr+1,0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                     return self;
                   }
@@ -6025,14 +6216,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                     //value string
                   case 2:
                     {
-                      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
+                      MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
                       self->setPartOfValues3(tmp,&stdvecTyyppArr[0],&stdvecTyyppArr[0]+stdvecTyyppArr.size(),0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                       return self;
                     }
                     //value vector<string>
                   case 3:
                     {
-                      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
+                      MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
                       self->setPartOfValues3(tmp,&stdvecTyyppArr[0],&stdvecTyyppArr[0]+stdvecTyyppArr.size(),0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                       return self;
                     }
@@ -6060,14 +6251,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                     //value string
                   case 2:
                     {
-                      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
+                      MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
                       self->setPartOfValues1(tmp,sTyyppArr.first,sTyyppArr.second.first,sTyyppArr.second.second,0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                       return self;
                     }
                     //value vector<string>
                   case 3:
                     {
-                      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
+                      MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
                       self->setPartOfValues1(tmp,sTyyppArr.first,sTyyppArr.second.first,sTyyppArr.second.second,0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                       return self;
                     }
@@ -6095,14 +6286,14 @@ namespace MEDCoupling
                     //value string
                   case 2:
                     {
-                      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
+                      MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(sc);
                       self->setPartOfValues3(tmp,daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                       return self;
                     }
                     //value vector<string>
                   case 3:
                     {
-                      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
+                      MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> tmp=DataArrayAsciiChar::New(vsc,' ');
                       self->setPartOfValues3(tmp,daIntTyypp->begin(),daIntTyypp->end(),0,nbOfCompo,1,false);
                       return self;
                     }