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diff --git a/src/MEDCoupling/Test/MEDCouplingBasicsTest1.cxx b/src/MEDCoupling/Test/MEDCouplingBasicsTest1.cxx
index 12769a45c..7e669a5f7 100644
--- a/src/MEDCoupling/Test/MEDCouplingBasicsTest1.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDCoupling/Test/MEDCouplingBasicsTest1.cxx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2007-2012  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
+// Copyright (C) 2007-2020  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
 // License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-// version 2.1 of the License.
+// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 //
 // This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
@@ -16,20 +16,20 @@
 //
 // See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
 //
+// Author : Anthony Geay (CEA/DEN)
 
 #include "MEDCouplingBasicsTest1.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingUMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingCMesh.hxx"
-#include "MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh.hxx"
+#include "MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDCouplingFieldDouble.hxx"
-#include "MEDCouplingMemArray.hxx"
-
+#include "MEDCouplingMemArray.txx"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>
 
-using namespace ParaMEDMEM;
+using namespace MEDCoupling;
 
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testArray()
 {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testArray()
   const int tmp2[3]={8,9,10};
   {
     MemArray<int> mem;
-    mem.useArray(tmp1,false,CPP_DEALLOC,6);
+    mem.useArray(tmp1,false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,6);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(tmp1==mem.getConstPointer());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mem.getPointer(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mem[2]=7,INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testArray()
     int *tmp3=new int[6];
     std::copy(tmp1,tmp1+6,tmp3);
     MemArray<int> mem2;
-    mem2.useArray(tmp3,true,CPP_DEALLOC,6);
+    mem2.useArray(tmp3,true,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,6);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(tmp3==mem2.getConstPointer());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(tmp3==mem2.getPointer());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,mem2[2]);
@@ -72,11 +72,9 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testArray2()
   arr->setInfoOnComponent(1,"hhhh");
   arr->setInfoOnComponent(2,"jj");
   arr->setInfoOnComponent(3,"kkkkkk");
-  DataArrayInt *arr2=arr->convertToIntArr();
-  DataArrayDouble *arr3=arr2->convertToDblArr();
-  arr2->decrRef();
+  MCAuto<DataArrayInt> arr2(arr->convertToIntArr());
+  MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> arr3(arr2->convertToDblArr());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(arr->isEqual(*arr3,1e-14));
-  arr3->decrRef();
   arr->decrRef();
 }
 
@@ -87,17 +85,17 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testArray3()
   int *tmp=arr1->getPointer();
   const int arr1Ref[14]={0,10,1,11,2,12,3,13,4,14,5,15,6,16};
   std::copy(arr1Ref,arr1Ref+14,tmp);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(arr1Ref,arr1Ref+14,arr1->getConstPointer()));
-  DataArrayInt *arr2=arr1->substr(3);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,arr2->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,arr2->getNumberOfComponents());
+  DataArrayInt *arr2=arr1->subArray(3);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,(int)arr2->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)arr2->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(arr1Ref+6,arr1Ref+14,arr2->getConstPointer()));
   arr2->decrRef();
-  DataArrayInt *arr3=arr1->substr(2,5);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,arr3->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,arr3->getNumberOfComponents());
+  DataArrayInt *arr3=arr1->subArray(2,5);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)arr3->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)arr3->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(arr1Ref+4,arr1Ref+10,arr3->getConstPointer()));
   arr1->decrRef();
   arr3->decrRef();
@@ -105,19 +103,19 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testArray3()
   DataArrayDouble *arr4=DataArrayDouble::New();
   arr4->alloc(7,2);
   double *tmp2=arr4->getPointer();
-  const int arr4Ref[14]={0.8,10.8,1.9,11.9,2.1,12.1,3.2,13.2,4.3,14.3,5.4,15.4,6.5,16.5};
+  const double arr4Ref[14]={0.8,10.8,1.9,11.9,2.1,12.1,3.2,13.2,4.3,14.3,5.4,15.4,6.5,16.5};
   std::copy(arr4Ref,arr4Ref+14,tmp2);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,arr4->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,arr4->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)arr4->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)arr4->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(arr4Ref,arr4Ref+14,arr4->getConstPointer()));
-  DataArrayDouble *arr5=arr4->substr(3);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,arr5->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,arr5->getNumberOfComponents());
+  DataArrayDouble *arr5=arr4->subArray(3);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,(int)arr5->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)arr5->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(arr4Ref+6,arr4Ref+14,arr5->getConstPointer()));
   arr5->decrRef();
-  DataArrayDouble *arr6=arr4->substr(2,5);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,arr6->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,arr6->getNumberOfComponents());
+  DataArrayDouble *arr6=arr4->subArray(2,5);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)arr6->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)arr6->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(arr4Ref+4,arr4Ref+10,arr6->getConstPointer()));
   arr4->decrRef();
   arr6->decrRef();
@@ -125,8 +123,8 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testArray3()
 
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMesh()
 {
-  const int nbOfCells=6;
-  const int nbOfNodes=12;
+  const mcIdType nbOfCells=6;
+  const mcIdType nbOfNodes=12;
   
   double coords[3*nbOfNodes]={ 
     0.024155, 0.04183768725682622, -0.305, 0.04831000000000001, -1.015761910347357e-17, -0.305, 0.09662000000000001, -1.832979297858306e-18, 
@@ -135,45 +133,59 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMesh()
     0.09662000000000001, -1.832979297858306e-18, -0.2863, 0.120775, 0.04183768725682623, -0.2863, 0.09662000000000001, 0.08367537451365245, 
     -0.2863, 0.04831000000000001, 0.08367537451365246, -0.2863, };
   
-  int tab4[4*nbOfCells]={ 
+  mcIdType tab4[4*nbOfCells]={ 
     1, 2, 8, 7, 2, 3, 9, 8, 3, 4, 10, 9, 4, 5, 11, 10, 5, 0, 6, 11, 
     0, 1, 7, 6, };
-  
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(MEDCouplingMesh::GetNumberOfNodesOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3),ToIdType(3));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(MEDCouplingMesh::IsStaticGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(MEDCouplingMesh::IsLinearGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(MEDCouplingMesh::GetDimensionOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3),2);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(std::string(MEDCouplingMesh::GetReprOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3)),std::string("NORM_TRI3"));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(MEDCouplingMesh::GetNumberOfNodesOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POLYGON),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!MEDCouplingMesh::IsStaticGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POLYGON));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(MEDCouplingMesh::IsLinearGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POLYGON));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(MEDCouplingMesh::GetDimensionOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POLYGON),2);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(std::string(MEDCouplingMesh::GetReprOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POLYGON)),std::string("NORM_POLYGON"));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(MEDCouplingMesh::GetNumberOfNodesOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI6),ToIdType(6));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(MEDCouplingMesh::IsStaticGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI6));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!MEDCouplingMesh::IsLinearGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI6));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(MEDCouplingMesh::GetDimensionOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI6),2);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(std::string(MEDCouplingMesh::GetReprOfGeometricType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI6)),std::string("NORM_TRI6"));
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=MEDCouplingUMesh::New();
   mesh->setMeshDimension(2);
   mesh->allocateCells(8);
-  const int *curConn=tab4;
-  for(int i=0;i<nbOfCells;i++,curConn+=4)
+  const mcIdType *curConn=tab4;
+  for(mcIdType i=0;i<nbOfCells;i++,curConn+=4)
     mesh->insertNextCell(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,4,curConn);
   mesh->finishInsertingCells();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(30,mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(30),mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfCells,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
   //test 0 - no copy no ownership
   DataArrayDouble *myCoords=DataArrayDouble::New();
-  myCoords->useArray(coords,false,CPP_DEALLOC,nbOfNodes,3);
+  myCoords->useArray(coords,false,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,nbOfNodes,3);
   mesh->setCoords(myCoords);
   mesh->setCoords(myCoords);
   myCoords->decrRef();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfCells,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
   //test 1 - no copy ownership C++
   myCoords=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double *tmp=new double[3*nbOfNodes];
   std::copy(coords,coords+3*nbOfNodes,tmp);
-  myCoords->useArray(tmp,true,CPP_DEALLOC,nbOfNodes,3);
+  myCoords->useArray(tmp,true,DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,nbOfNodes,3);
   mesh->setCoords(myCoords);
   myCoords->decrRef();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfCells,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
   //test 2 - no copy ownership C
   myCoords=DataArrayDouble::New();
   tmp=(double *)malloc(3*nbOfNodes*sizeof(double));
   std::copy(coords,coords+3*nbOfNodes,tmp);
-  myCoords->useArray(tmp,true,C_DEALLOC,nbOfNodes,3);
+  myCoords->useArray(tmp,true,DeallocType::C_DEALLOC,nbOfNodes,3);
   mesh->setCoords(myCoords);
   myCoords->decrRef();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfNodes,mesh->getNumberOfNodes());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
   //test 3 - copy.
   myCoords=DataArrayDouble::New();
   myCoords->alloc(nbOfNodes,3);
@@ -187,12 +199,12 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMesh()
   mesh->setCoords(myCoords);
   myCoords->decrRef();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfNodes,mesh->getNumberOfNodes());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh->getSpaceDimension());
   // test clone not recursively
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2=mesh->clone(false);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh2!=mesh);
-  mesh2->checkCoherency();
+  mesh2->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfCells,mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfNodes,mesh2->getNumberOfNodes());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh2->getSpaceDimension());
@@ -200,14 +212,14 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMesh()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getCoords()==mesh2->getCoords());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(-0.2863,mesh2->getCoords()->getIJ(11,2),1e-14);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getNodalConnectivity()==mesh2->getNodalConnectivity());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh2->getNodalConnectivity()->getIJ(7,0));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(3),mesh2->getNodalConnectivity()->getIJ(7,0));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()==mesh2->getNodalConnectivityIndex());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,mesh2->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getIJ(3,0));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(15),mesh2->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getIJ(3,0));
   mesh2->decrRef();
   // test clone not recursively
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh3=mesh->clone(true);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh3!=mesh);
-  mesh3->checkCoherency();
+  mesh3->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfCells,mesh3->getNumberOfCells());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfNodes,mesh3->getNumberOfNodes());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh3->getSpaceDimension());
@@ -215,9 +227,9 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMesh()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getCoords()!=mesh3->getCoords());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(-0.2863,mesh3->getCoords()->getIJ(11,2),1e-14);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getNodalConnectivity()!=mesh3->getNodalConnectivity());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh3->getNodalConnectivity()->getIJ(7,0));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(3),mesh3->getNodalConnectivity()->getIJ(7,0));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()!=mesh3->getNodalConnectivityIndex());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,mesh3->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getIJ(3,0));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(15),mesh3->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getIJ(3,0));
   mesh3->decrRef();
   //test 4 - Field on cells
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldOnCells=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_CELLS);
@@ -230,22 +242,22 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMesh()
   std::fill(tmp,tmp+9*nbOfCells,7.);
   //content of field changed -> declare it.
   fieldOnCells->declareAsNew();
-  fieldOnCells->checkCoherency();
+  fieldOnCells->checkConsistencyLight();
   // testing clone of fields - no recursive
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldOnCells2=fieldOnCells->clone(false);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells2!=fieldOnCells);
-  fieldOnCells2->checkCoherency();
+  fieldOnCells2->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfCells,fieldOnCells2->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,fieldOnCells2->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)fieldOnCells2->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells2->getArray()==fieldOnCells->getArray());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(7.,fieldOnCells2->getArray()->getIJ(3,7),1e-14);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells2->getMesh()==fieldOnCells->getMesh());
   // testing clone of fields - recursive
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldOnCells3=fieldOnCells->clone(true);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells3!=fieldOnCells);
-  fieldOnCells3->checkCoherency();
+  fieldOnCells3->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfCells,fieldOnCells3->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,fieldOnCells3->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)fieldOnCells3->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells3->getArray()!=fieldOnCells->getArray());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(7.,fieldOnCells3->getArray()->getIJ(3,7),1e-14);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells3->getMesh()==fieldOnCells->getMesh());
@@ -260,7 +272,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMesh()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMeshPointsCloud()
 {
   double targetCoords[27]={-0.3,-0.3,0.5, 0.2,-0.3,1., 0.7,-0.3,1.5, -0.3,0.2,0.5, 0.2,0.2,1., 0.7,0.2,1.5, -0.3,0.7,0.5, 0.2,0.7,1., 0.7,0.7,1.5};
-  const int targetConn[]={0,1,2,3,4,5,7,6};
+  const mcIdType targetConn[]={0,1,2,3,4,5,7,6};
   MEDCouplingUMesh *targetMesh=MEDCouplingUMesh::New();
   targetMesh->setMeshDimension(0);
   targetMesh->allocateCells(8);
@@ -273,16 +285,17 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMeshPointsCloud()
   targetMesh->insertNextCell(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POINT1,1,targetConn+6);
   targetMesh->insertNextCell(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POINT1,1,targetConn+7);
   targetMesh->finishInsertingCells();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(targetMesh->checkConsistencyLight(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   DataArrayDouble *myCoords=DataArrayDouble::New();
   myCoords->alloc(9,3);
   std::copy(targetCoords,targetCoords+27,myCoords->getPointer());
   targetMesh->setCoords(myCoords);
   myCoords->decrRef();
   //
-  targetMesh->checkCoherency();
+  targetMesh->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,targetMesh->getSpaceDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,targetMesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,(int)targetMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(9),targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,targetMesh->getMeshDimension());
   //
   targetMesh->decrRef();
@@ -296,11 +309,11 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMeshM1D()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshM1D->getNumberOfCells(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshM1D->setMeshDimension(-2),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshM1D->setMeshDimension(-10),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshM1D->checkCoherency(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshM1D->checkConsistencyLight(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   meshM1D->setMeshDimension(-1);
-  meshM1D->checkCoherency();
+  meshM1D->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(-1,meshM1D->getMeshDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,meshM1D->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)meshM1D->getNumberOfCells());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshM1D->getNumberOfNodes(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshM1D->getSpaceDimension(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *cpy=meshM1D->clone(true);
@@ -314,7 +327,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMeshM1D()
   double *tmp=array->getPointer();
   array->decrRef();
   std::fill(tmp,tmp+6,7.);
-  fieldOnCells->checkCoherency();
+  fieldOnCells->checkConsistencyLight();
   //
   fieldOnCells->decrRef();
   meshM1D->decrRef();
@@ -327,7 +340,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDeepCopy()
   std::fill(array->getPointer(),array->getPointer()+5*3,7.);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(7.,array->getIJ(3,2),1e-14);
   double *tmp1=array->getPointer();
-  DataArrayDouble *array2=array->deepCpy();
+  DataArrayDouble *array2=array->deepCopy();
   double *tmp2=array2->getPointer();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(tmp1!=tmp2);
   array->decrRef();
@@ -339,7 +352,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDeepCopy()
   std::fill(array3->getPointer(),array3->getPointer()+5*3,17);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(17,array3->getIJ(3,2));
   int *tmp3=array3->getPointer();
-  DataArrayInt *array4=array3->deepCpy();
+  DataArrayInt *array4=array3->deepCopy();
   int *tmp4=array4->getPointer();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(tmp3!=tmp4);
   array3->decrRef();
@@ -350,14 +363,14 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDeepCopy()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testRevNodal()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  DataArrayInt *revNodal=DataArrayInt::New();
-  DataArrayInt *revNodalIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *revNodal=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *revNodalIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
   //
   mesh->getReverseNodalConnectivity(revNodal,revNodalIndx);
-  const int revNodalExpected[18]={0,0,1,1,2,0,3,0,1,2,3,4,2,4,3,3,4,4};
-  const int revNodalIndexExpected[10]={0,1,3,5,7,12,14,15,17,18};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,revNodal->getNbOfElems());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,revNodalIndx->getNbOfElems());
+  const mcIdType revNodalExpected[18]={0,0,1,1,2,0,3,0,1,2,3,4,2,4,3,3,4,4};
+  const mcIdType revNodalIndexExpected[10]={0,1,3,5,7,12,14,15,17,18};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(18),revNodal->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(10),revNodalIndx->getNbOfElems());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(revNodalExpected,revNodalExpected+18,revNodal->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(revNodalIndexExpected,revNodalIndexExpected+10,revNodalIndx->getPointer()));
   //
@@ -371,27 +384,27 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testConvertToPolyTypes()
   ////// 2D
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   //
-  const int elts[2]={1,3};
-  std::vector<int> eltsV(elts,elts+2);
+  const mcIdType elts[2]={1,3};
+  std::vector<mcIdType> eltsV(elts,elts+2);
   mesh->convertToPolyTypes(&eltsV[0],&eltsV[0]+eltsV.size());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(23,mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
-  const int *pt=mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getConstPointer();
-  const int expected1[23]={4, 0, 3, 4, 1, 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 6, 7, 4, 3, 4, 7, 8, 5, 4};
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)mesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(23,(int)mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
+  const mcIdType *pt=mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getConstPointer();
+  const mcIdType expected1[23]={4, 0, 3, 4, 1, 5, 1, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 6, 7, 4, 3, 4, 7, 8, 5, 4};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected1,expected1+23,pt));
   //
   mesh->decrRef();
   ////// 3D
   mesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
   mesh->convertToPolyTypes(&eltsV[0],&eltsV[0]+eltsV.size());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(114,mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,(int)mesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(114,(int)mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
   mesh->convertToPolyTypes(&eltsV[0],&eltsV[0]+eltsV.size());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(114,mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,(int)mesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(114,(int)mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
   //
   mesh->decrRef();
 }
@@ -399,32 +412,32 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testConvertToPolyTypes()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDescConn2D()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  DataArrayInt *desc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  DataArrayInt *descIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
-  DataArrayInt *revDesc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  DataArrayInt *revDescIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *desc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *descIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *revDesc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *revDescIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
   //
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2=mesh->buildDescendingConnectivity(desc,descIndx,revDesc,revDescIndx);
-  mesh2->checkCoherency();
+  mesh2->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,mesh2->getMeshDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(13,mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,desc->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
-  const int expected1[18]={0,1,2,3, 2,4,5, 6,7,4, 8,9,1,10, 11,12,6,9};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(13,(int)mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(14),revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,(int)revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(6),descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(18),desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)desc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(18),revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  const mcIdType expected1[18]={0,1,2,3, 2,4,5, 6,7,4, 8,9,1,10, 11,12,6,9};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected1,expected1+18,desc->getConstPointer()));
-  const int expected2[6]={0,4,7,10,14,18};
+  const mcIdType expected2[6]={0,4,7,10,14,18};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected2,expected2+6,descIndx->getConstPointer()));
-  const int expected3[14]={0,1,3,5,6,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,17,18};
+  const mcIdType expected3[14]={0,1,3,5,6,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,17,18};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected3,expected3+14,revDescIndx->getConstPointer()));
-  const int expected4[18]={0, 0,3, 0,1, 0, 1,2, 1, 2,4, 2, 3, 3,4, 3, 4, 4};
+  const mcIdType expected4[18]={0, 0,3, 0,1, 0, 1,2, 1, 2,4, 2, 3, 3,4, 3, 4, 4};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected4,expected4+18,revDesc->getConstPointer()));
-  DataArrayInt *conn=mesh2->getNodalConnectivity();
-  DataArrayInt *connIndex=mesh2->getNodalConnectivityIndex();
-  const int expected5[14]={0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39};
+  DataArrayIdType *conn=mesh2->getNodalConnectivity();
+  DataArrayIdType *connIndex=mesh2->getNodalConnectivityIndex();
+  const mcIdType expected5[14]={0,3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30,33,36,39};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected5,expected5+14,connIndex->getConstPointer()));
-  const int expected6[39]={1, 0, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 5, 1, 5, 2, 1, 6, 7, 1, 7, 4, 1, 3, 6, 1, 7, 8, 1, 8, 5};
+  const mcIdType expected6[39]={1, 0, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 4, 5, 1, 5, 2, 1, 6, 7, 1, 7, 4, 1, 3, 6, 1, 7, 8, 1, 8, 5};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected6,expected6+39,conn->getConstPointer()));
   //
   desc->decrRef();
@@ -433,24 +446,24 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDescConn2D()
   revDescIndx->decrRef();
   mesh2->decrRef();
   //
-  const int elts[2]={1,3};
-  std::vector<int> eltsV(elts,elts+2);
+  const mcIdType elts[2]={1,3};
+  std::vector<mcIdType> eltsV(elts,elts+2);
   mesh->convertToPolyTypes(&eltsV[0],&eltsV[0]+eltsV.size());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
   //
-  desc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  descIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
-  revDesc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  revDescIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
+  desc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  descIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  revDesc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  revDescIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
   //
   mesh2=mesh->buildDescendingConnectivity(desc,descIndx,revDesc,revDescIndx);
-  mesh2->checkCoherency();
+  mesh2->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,mesh2->getMeshDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(13,mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,desc->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(13,(int)mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(14),revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,(int)revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(6),descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(18),desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)desc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(18),revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected1,expected1+18,desc->getConstPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected2,expected2+6,descIndx->getConstPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected3,expected3+14,revDescIndx->getConstPointer()));
@@ -471,29 +484,29 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDescConn2D()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDescConn3D()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
-  DataArrayInt *desc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  DataArrayInt *descIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
-  DataArrayInt *revDesc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  DataArrayInt *revDescIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *desc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *descIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *revDesc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *revDescIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
   //
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2=mesh->buildDescendingConnectivity(desc,descIndx,revDesc,revDescIndx);
-  mesh2->checkCoherency();
+  mesh2->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,mesh2->getMeshDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(36,mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(37,revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(37,revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,desc->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
-  const int expected1[9]={0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48};
-  const int expected2[48]={0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 3, 11, 12, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 10, 18, 19, 13, 1, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 7, 25, 26, 27, 28, 22, 12, 29, 23, 30, 31, 32, 17, 33, 28, 34, 35, 30};
-  const int expected3[37]={0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48};
-  const int expected4[48]={0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 6, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7, 6, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7};
-  const int expected5[37]={0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180};
-  const int expected6[180]={4, 0, 1, 4, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 10, 4, 0, 9, 10, 1, 4, 1, 10, 13, 4, 4, 4, 13, 12, 3, 4, 3, 12, 9, 0, 4, 1, 2, 5, 4, 4, 10, 13, 14, 11, 4, 1, 10, 11, 2, 4, 2, 11, 14,
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(36,(int)mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(37),revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(37,(int)revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(9),descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(48),desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,(int)desc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(48),revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,(int)revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  const mcIdType expected1[9]={0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48};
+  const mcIdType expected2[48]={0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 3, 11, 12, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 10, 18, 19, 13, 1, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 7, 25, 26, 27, 28, 22, 12, 29, 23, 30, 31, 32, 17, 33, 28, 34, 35, 30};
+  const mcIdType expected3[37]={0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48};
+  const mcIdType expected4[48]={0, 0, 4, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 5, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2, 2, 6, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7, 6, 6, 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7};
+  const mcIdType expected5[37]={0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180};
+  const mcIdType expected6[180]={4, 0, 1, 4, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 10, 4, 0, 9, 10, 1, 4, 1, 10, 13, 4, 4, 4, 13, 12, 3, 4, 3, 12, 9, 0, 4, 1, 2, 5, 4, 4, 10, 13, 14, 11, 4, 1, 10, 11, 2, 4, 2, 11, 14,
                             5, 4, 5, 14, 13, 4, 4, 3, 4, 7, 6, 4, 12, 15, 16, 13, 4, 4, 13, 16, 7, 4, 7, 16, 15, 6, 4, 6, 15, 12, 3, 4, 4, 5, 8, 7, 4, 13, 16, 17, 14, 4, 5, 14, 17, 8, 4, 8,
                             17, 16, 7, 4, 18, 21, 22, 19, 4, 9, 18, 19, 10, 4, 10, 19, 22, 13, 4, 13, 22, 21, 12, 4, 12, 21, 18, 9, 4, 19, 22, 23, 20, 4, 10, 19, 20, 11, 4, 11, 20, 23, 14, 4,
                             14, 23, 22, 13, 4, 21, 24, 25, 22, 4, 13, 22, 25, 16, 4, 16, 25, 24, 15, 4, 15, 24, 21, 12, 4, 22, 25, 26, 23, 4, 14, 23, 26, 17, 4, 17, 26, 25, 16};
-  const int expected7[180]={4, 0, 1, 4, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 10, 4, 0, 9, 10, 1, 4, 1, 10, 13, 4, 4, 4, 13, 12, 3, 4, 3, 12, 9, 0, 5, 1, 2, 5, 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 11, 5, 1, 10, 11, 2, 5, 2, 11, 14,
+  const mcIdType expected7[180]={4, 0, 1, 4, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 10, 4, 0, 9, 10, 1, 4, 1, 10, 13, 4, 4, 4, 13, 12, 3, 4, 3, 12, 9, 0, 5, 1, 2, 5, 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 11, 5, 1, 10, 11, 2, 5, 2, 11, 14,
                             5, 5, 5, 14, 13, 4, 4, 3, 4, 7, 6, 4, 12, 15, 16, 13, 4, 4, 13, 16, 7, 4, 7, 16, 15, 6, 4, 6, 15, 12, 3, 5, 4, 5, 8, 7, 5, 13, 16, 17, 14, 5, 5, 14, 17, 8, 5, 8,
                             17, 16, 7, 4, 18, 21, 22, 19, 4, 9, 18, 19, 10, 4, 10, 19, 22, 13, 4, 13, 22, 21, 12, 4, 12, 21, 18, 9, 4, 19, 22, 23, 20, 4, 10, 19, 20, 11, 4, 11, 20, 23, 14, 4,
                             14, 23, 22, 13, 4, 21, 24, 25, 22, 4, 13, 22, 25, 16, 4, 16, 25, 24, 15, 4, 15, 24, 21, 12, 4, 22, 25, 26, 23, 4, 14, 23, 26, 17, 4, 17, 26, 25, 16};
@@ -511,22 +524,22 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDescConn3D()
   revDescIndx->decrRef();
   mesh2->decrRef();
   //
-  const int elts[2]={1,3};
-  std::vector<int> eltsV(elts,elts+2);
+  const mcIdType elts[2]={1,3};
+  std::vector<mcIdType> eltsV(elts,elts+2);
   mesh->convertToPolyTypes(&eltsV[0],&eltsV[0]+eltsV.size());
-  mesh->checkCoherency();
-  desc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  descIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
-  revDesc=DataArrayInt::New();
-  revDescIndx=DataArrayInt::New();
+  mesh->checkConsistencyLight();
+  desc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  descIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  revDesc=DataArrayIdType::New();
+  revDescIndx=DataArrayIdType::New();
   mesh2=mesh->buildDescendingConnectivity(desc,descIndx,revDesc,revDescIndx);
-  mesh2->checkCoherency();
+  mesh2->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,mesh2->getMeshDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(36,mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(37,revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(37,revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,desc->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(36,(int)mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(37),revDescIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(37,(int)revDescIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(9),descIndx->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)descIndx->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(48),desc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,(int)desc->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(48),revDesc->getNbOfElems()); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(48,(int)revDesc->getNumberOfTuples());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected1,expected1+9,descIndx->getConstPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected2,expected2+48,desc->getConstPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected3,expected3+37,revDescIndx->getConstPointer()));
@@ -545,10 +558,10 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testDescConn3D()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindBoundaryNodes()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
-  DataArrayInt *boundaryNodes=mesh->findBoundaryNodes();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(26,boundaryNodes->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,boundaryNodes->getNumberOfComponents());
-  const int expected1[26]={0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26};
+  DataArrayIdType *boundaryNodes=mesh->findBoundaryNodes();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(26,(int)boundaryNodes->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)boundaryNodes->getNumberOfComponents());
+  const mcIdType expected1[26]={0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected1,expected1+26,boundaryNodes->begin()));
   boundaryNodes->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -558,8 +571,8 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBoundaryMesh()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingPointSet *mesh2=mesh->buildBoundaryMesh(false);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(24,mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(26,mesh2->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(24,(int)mesh2->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(26,(int)mesh2->getNumberOfNodes());
   mesh2->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
 }
@@ -568,25 +581,25 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildPartOfMySelf()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   mesh->setName("Toto");
-  const int tab1[2]={0,4};
-  const int tab2[3]={0,2,3};
+  const mcIdType tab1[2]={0,4};
+  const mcIdType tab2[3]={0,2,3};
   //
   MEDCouplingPointSet *subMeshSimple=mesh->buildPartOfMySelf(tab1,tab1+2,true);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *subMesh=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(subMeshSimple);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh);
   std::string name(subMesh->getName());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)mesh->getAllTypes().size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*mesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++(mesh->getAllTypes().begin())));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)subMesh->getAllTypes().size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(name=="PartOf_Toto");
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)mesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*mesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++(mesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin())));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(name=="Toto");
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getCoords()==subMesh->getCoords());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  const int subConn[10]={4,0,3,4,1,4,7,8,5,4};
-  const int subConnIndex[3]={0,5,10};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  const mcIdType subConn[10]={4,0,3,4,1,4,7,8,5,4};
+  const mcIdType subConnIndex[3]={0,5,10};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(10),subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(3),subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConn,subConn+10,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConnIndex,subConnIndex+3,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()));
   subMesh->decrRef();
@@ -595,23 +608,23 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildPartOfMySelf()
   subMesh=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(subMeshSimple);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh);
   name=subMesh->getName();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getAllTypes().size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*subMesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++(subMesh->getAllTypes().begin())));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(name=="PartOf_Toto");
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++(subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin())));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(name=="Toto");
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getCoords()==subMesh->getCoords());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  const int subConn2[14]={4,0,3,4,1,3,4,5,2,4,6,7,4,3};
-  const int subConnIndex2[4]={0,5,9,14};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  const mcIdType subConn2[14]={4,0,3,4,1,3,4,5,2,4,6,7,4,3};
+  const mcIdType subConnIndex2[4]={0,5,9,14};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(14),subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(4),subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConn2,subConn2+14,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConnIndex2,subConnIndex2+4,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()));
-  const int tab3[3]={0,1,2};
+  const mcIdType tab3[3]={0,1,2};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *subMeshSimple2=subMeshSimple->buildPartOfMySelf(tab3,tab3+3,true);
   subMesh->decrRef();
   name=subMeshSimple2->getName();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(name=="PartOf_Toto");
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(name=="Toto");
   subMeshSimple2->decrRef();
   //
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -620,17 +633,17 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildPartOfMySelf()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildPartOfMySelfNode()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  const int tab1[4]={5,7,8,4};
+  const mcIdType tab1[4]={5,7,8,4};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *subMeshSimple=mesh->buildPartOfMySelfNode(tab1,tab1+4,true);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *subMesh=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(subMeshSimple);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)subMesh->getAllTypes().size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
-  const int subConn[5]={4,7,8,5,4};
-  const int subConnIndex[3]={0,5};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(5),subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(2),subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
+  const mcIdType subConn[5]={4,7,8,5,4};
+  const mcIdType subConnIndex[3]={0,5};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConn,subConn+5,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConnIndex,subConnIndex+2,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh->getCoords()==mesh->getCoords());
@@ -639,27 +652,27 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildPartOfMySelfNode()
   subMeshSimple=mesh->buildPartOfMySelfNode(tab1,tab1+2,false);
   subMesh=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(subMeshSimple);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getAllTypes().size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*subMesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++subMesh->getAllTypes().begin()));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(14,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
-  const int subConn2[14]={3,4,5,2,4,6,7,4,3,4,7,8,5,4};
-  const int subConnIndex2[4]={0,4,9,14};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin()));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(14),subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(4),subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
+  const mcIdType subConn2[14]={3,4,5,2,4,6,7,4,3,4,7,8,5,4};
+  const mcIdType subConnIndex2[4]={0,4,9,14};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConn2,subConn2+14,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConnIndex2,subConnIndex2+4,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh->getCoords()==mesh->getCoords());
   subMeshSimple->decrRef();
   //testing the case where length of tab2 is greater than max number of node per cell.
-  const int tab2[7]={0,3,2,1,4,5,6};
+  const mcIdType tab2[7]={0,3,2,1,4,5,6};
   subMeshSimple=mesh->buildPartOfMySelfNode(tab2,tab2+7,true);
   subMesh=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(subMeshSimple);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getAllTypes().size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*subMesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++subMesh->getAllTypes().begin()));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,*subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*(++subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin()));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
   subMeshSimple->decrRef();
   //
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -668,42 +681,42 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildPartOfMySelfNode()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testZipCoords()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)mesh->getAllTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)mesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,mesh->getSpaceDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,mesh->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  std::vector<int> oldConn(mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
-  std::vector<int> oldConnIndex(mesh->getNumberOfCells()+1);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)mesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)mesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  std::vector<mcIdType> oldConn(mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  std::vector<mcIdType> oldConnIndex(mesh->getNumberOfCells()+1);
   std::copy(mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer(),mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()+oldConn.size(),oldConn.begin());
   std::copy(mesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer(),mesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()+mesh->getNumberOfCells()+1,oldConnIndex.begin());
   DataArrayDouble *oldCoords=mesh->getCoords();
   oldCoords->incrRef();
   mesh->zipCoords();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)mesh->getAllTypes().size());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)mesh->getAllGeoTypes().size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,mesh->getSpaceDimension());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,mesh->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,mesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)mesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)mesh->getNumberOfCells());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->getCoords()!=oldCoords);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(mesh->getCoords()->getPointer(),mesh->getCoords()->getPointer()+2*9,oldCoords->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(oldConn.begin(),oldConn.end(),mesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(oldConnIndex.begin(),oldConnIndex.end(),mesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()));
   oldCoords->decrRef();
   //
-  const int tab1[2]={0,4};
+  const mcIdType tab1[2]={0,4};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *subMeshPtSet=mesh->buildPartOfMySelf(tab1,tab1+2,true);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *subMesh=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(subMeshPtSet);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh);
-  DataArrayInt *traducer=subMesh->zipCoordsTraducer();
-  const int expectedTraducer[9]={0,1,-1,2,3,4,-1,5,6};
+  DataArrayIdType *traducer=subMesh->zipCoordsTraducer();
+  const mcIdType expectedTraducer[9]={0,1,-1,2,3,4,-1,5,6};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expectedTraducer,expectedTraducer+9,traducer->getPointer()));
   traducer->decrRef();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  const int subConn[10]={4,0,2,3,1,4,5,6,4,3};
-  const int subConnIndex[3]={0,5,10};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,subMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  const mcIdType subConn[10]={4,0,2,3,1,4,5,6,4,3};
+  const mcIdType subConnIndex[3]={0,5,10};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(10),subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(3),subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConn,subConn+10,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConnIndex,subConnIndex+3,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()));
   subMesh->decrRef();
@@ -711,11 +724,11 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testZipCoords()
   subMeshPtSet=mesh->buildPartOfMySelf(tab1,tab1+2,false);
   subMesh=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(subMeshPtSet);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(subMesh);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllTypes().begin());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,subMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,*subMesh->getAllGeoTypes().begin());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)subMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(10),subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(3),subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getNbOfElems());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConn,subConn+10,subMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(subConnIndex,subConnIndex+3,subMesh->getNodalConnectivityIndex()->getPointer()));
   subMesh->decrRef();
@@ -727,7 +740,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testZipConnectivity()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m1=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  int cells1[3]={2,3,4};
+  mcIdType cells1[3]={2,3,4};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *m3_1=m2->buildPartOfMySelf(cells1,cells1+3,true);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m3=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m3_1);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m3);
@@ -741,23 +754,23 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testZipConnectivity()
   m5->decrRef();
   //
   bool areNodesMerged;
-  int newNbOfNodes;
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,m6->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(22,m6->getNumberOfNodes());
-  DataArrayInt *arr=m6->mergeNodes(1e-13,areNodesMerged,newNbOfNodes);
+  mcIdType newNbOfNodes;
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,(int)m6->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(22,(int)m6->getNumberOfNodes());
+  DataArrayIdType *arr=m6->mergeNodes(1e-13,areNodesMerged,newNbOfNodes);
   arr->decrRef();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(areNodesMerged);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,m6->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,m6->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,newNbOfNodes);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,(int)m6->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)m6->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)newNbOfNodes);
   //
   arr=m6->zipConnectivityTraducer(0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,m6->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)m6->getNumberOfCells());
   arr->decrRef();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m7=m6->clone(true);
   arr=m6->zipConnectivityTraducer(0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m7->isEqual(m6,1e-12));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,m6->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)m6->getNumberOfCells());
   arr->decrRef();
   //
   m7->decrRef();
@@ -782,7 +795,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testEqualMesh()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh1->isEqual(mesh2,1e-12));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh2->isEqual(mesh1,1e-12));
   //
-  int *pt2=mesh1->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer();
+  mcIdType *pt2=mesh1->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer();
   pt2[5]++;
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!mesh1->isEqual(mesh2,1e-12));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!mesh2->isEqual(mesh1,1e-12));
@@ -876,7 +889,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testEqualFieldDouble()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells1->isEqual(fieldOnCells2,1e-12,1e-15));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells2->isEqual(fieldOnCells1,1e-12,1e-15));
   //
-  DataArrayDouble *arr2=arr->deepCpy();
+  DataArrayDouble *arr2=arr->deepCopy();
   fieldOnCells2->setArray(arr2);
   arr2->decrRef();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fieldOnCells1->isEqual(fieldOnCells2,1e-12,1e-15));
@@ -912,14 +925,14 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testEqualFieldDouble()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testNatureChecking()
 {
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *field=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_CELLS,NO_TIME);
-  field->setNature(Integral);
-  field->setNature(ConservativeVolumic);
-  field->setNature(IntegralGlobConstraint);
+  field->setNature(ExtensiveMaximum);
+  field->setNature(IntensiveMaximum);
+  field->setNature(ExtensiveConservation);
   field->decrRef();
   field=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_NODES,NO_TIME);
-  field->setNature(ConservativeVolumic);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(field->setNature(Integral),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(field->setNature(IntegralGlobConstraint),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  field->setNature(IntensiveMaximum);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(field->setNature(ExtensiveMaximum),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(field->setNature(ExtensiveConservation),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   field->decrRef();
 }
 
@@ -929,14 +942,14 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildSubMeshData()
   //check buildSubMesh on field on cells
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldCells=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_CELLS,NO_TIME);
   fieldCells->setMesh(targetMesh);
-  const int elts[3]={1,2,4};
-  DataArrayInt *di;
+  const mcIdType elts[3]={1,2,4};
+  DataArrayIdType *di;
   MEDCouplingMesh *ret1=fieldCells->buildSubMeshData(elts,elts+3,di);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,ret1->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,ret1->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,di->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,di->getNumberOfComponents());
-  const int *toCheck=di->getConstPointer();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)ret1->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)ret1->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)di->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)di->getNumberOfComponents());
+  const mcIdType *toCheck=di->getConstPointer();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(elts,elts+3,toCheck));
   MEDCouplingUMesh *ret1DC=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(ret1);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(ret1DC);
@@ -949,12 +962,12 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildSubMeshData()
   MEDCouplingMesh *ret2=fieldNodes->buildSubMeshData(elts,elts+3,di);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *ret2DC=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(ret2);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(ret2DC);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,ret2->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,ret2->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,di->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,di->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)ret2->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)ret2->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)di->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)di->getNumberOfComponents());
   toCheck=di->getConstPointer();
-  const int expected[6]={1,2,4,5,7,8};
+  const mcIdType expected[6]={1,2,4,5,7,8};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected,expected+6,toCheck));
   ret2->decrRef();
   di->decrRef();
@@ -966,26 +979,26 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh1()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2D=0;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh3D=build3DExtrudedUMesh_1(mesh2D);
-  MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh *ext=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(mesh3D,mesh2D,1);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,ext->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(60,ext->getNumberOfNodes());
-  DataArrayInt *ids3D=ext->getMesh3DIds();
-  const int ids3DExpected[18]={5,4,3,2,1,0, 11,10,9,8,7,6, 17,16,15,14,13,12};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,ids3D->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,ids3D->getNumberOfComponents());
+  MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *ext=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(mesh3D,mesh2D,1);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)ext->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(60,(int)ext->getNumberOfNodes());
+  DataArrayIdType *ids3D=ext->getMesh3DIds();
+  const mcIdType ids3DExpected[18]={5,4,3,2,1,0, 11,10,9,8,7,6, 17,16,15,14,13,12};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)ids3D->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)ids3D->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(ids3DExpected,ids3DExpected+18,ids3D->getConstPointer()));
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh1D=ext->getMesh1D();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,mesh1D->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh1D->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,(int)mesh1D->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)mesh1D->getNumberOfCells());
   const double mesh1DExpected[12]={0.66666666666666663, 1.4583333333333333, 0, 0.66666666666666663, 1.4583333333333333, 1, 0.66666666666666663, 1.4583333333333333, 2, 0.66666666666666663, 1.4583333333333333, 3};
   DataArrayDouble *mesh1DCoords=mesh1D->getCoords();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,mesh1DCoords->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh1DCoords->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,(int)mesh1DCoords->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)mesh1DCoords->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(mesh1DExpected,mesh1DExpected+12,mesh1DCoords->getConstPointer()));
-  DataArrayInt *conn1D=mesh1D->getNodalConnectivity();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,conn1D->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,conn1D->getNumberOfComponents());
-  const int conn1DExpected[9]={1,0,1,1,1,2,1,2,3};
+  DataArrayIdType *conn1D=mesh1D->getNodalConnectivity();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)conn1D->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)conn1D->getNumberOfComponents());
+  const mcIdType conn1DExpected[9]={1,0,1,1,1,2,1,2,3};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(conn1DExpected,conn1DExpected+9,conn1D->getConstPointer()));
   ext->decrRef();
   mesh3D->decrRef();
@@ -998,20 +1011,20 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh2()
   build3DExtrudedUMesh_2(mN,mTT,mTF);
   //
   bool b=false;
-  int newNbOfNodes;
-  DataArrayInt *da=mTT->mergeNodes(1e-12,b,newNbOfNodes);
+  mcIdType newNbOfNodes;
+  DataArrayIdType *da=mTT->mergeNodes(1e-12,b,newNbOfNodes);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(b);
   da->decrRef();
-  std::vector<int> n;
+  std::vector<mcIdType> n;
   double pt[3]={300.,300.,0.};
   double v[3]={0.,0.,2.};
   mTT->findNodesOnPlane(pt,v,1e-12,n);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(43,(int)n.size());
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mTT3dSurf=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)mTT->buildFacePartOfMySelfNode(&n[0],&n[0]+n.size(),true);
-  MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh *meTT=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(mTT,mTT3dSurf,0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(200,meTT->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,meTT->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(20,meTT->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *meTT=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(mTT,mTT3dSurf,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(200,(int)meTT->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(10,(int)meTT->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(20,(int)meTT->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
   mTT3dSurf->decrRef();
   //
   b=false;
@@ -1022,10 +1035,10 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh2()
   mN->findNodesOnPlane(pt,v,1e-12,n);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(30,(int)n.size());
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mN3dSurf=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)mN->buildFacePartOfMySelfNode(&n[0],&n[0]+n.size(),true);
-  MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh *meN=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(mN,mN3dSurf,0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(40,meN->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(20,meN->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,meN->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *meN=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(mN,mN3dSurf,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(40,(int)meN->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(20,(int)meN->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)meN->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
   mN3dSurf->decrRef();
   //
   b=false;
@@ -1036,10 +1049,10 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh2()
   mTF->findNodesOnPlane(pt,v,1e-12,n);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,(int)n.size());
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mTF3dSurf=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)mTF->buildFacePartOfMySelfNode(&n[0],&n[0]+n.size(),true);
-  MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh *meTF=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(mTF,mTF3dSurf,0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(340,meTF->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(17,meTF->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(20,meTF->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *meTF=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(mTF,mTF3dSurf,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(340,(int)meTF->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(17,(int)meTF->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(20,(int)meTF->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
   mTF3dSurf->decrRef();
   //
   meTT->decrRef();
@@ -1065,28 +1078,28 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh3()
   m2->rotate(center,vector,-M_PI/2.);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m3=m1->buildExtrudedMesh(m2,0);
   //
-  MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh *m4=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,m4->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,m4->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,m4->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
-  const int *m3DIds=m4->getMesh3DIds()->getConstPointer();
-  for(int i=0;i<15;i++)
+  MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *m4=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,(int)m4->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)m4->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)m4->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  const mcIdType *m3DIds=m4->getMesh3DIds()->getConstPointer();
+  for(mcIdType i=0;i<15;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(i,m3DIds[i]);
   m4->decrRef();
   //some random in cells to check that extrusion alg find it correctly
-  const int expected1[15]={1,3,2,0,6,5,7,10,11,8,12,9,14,13,4};
+  const mcIdType expected1[15]={1,3,2,0,6,5,7,10,11,8,12,9,14,13,4};
   m3->renumberCells(expected1,false);
-  m4=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,m4->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,m4->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,m4->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  m4=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,(int)m4->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)m4->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)m4->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
   m3DIds=m4->getMesh3DIds()->getConstPointer();
   for(int i=0;i<15;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(expected1[i],m3DIds[i]);
   m4->decrRef();
   m3->decrRef();
   //play with polygons and polyedrons
-  std::vector<int> cells(2); cells[0]=2; cells[1]=3;
+  std::vector<mcIdType> cells(2); cells[0]=2; cells[1]=3;
   m1->convertToPolyTypes(&cells[0],&cells[0]+cells.size());
   m3=m1->buildExtrudedMesh(m2,0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL((int)INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,(int)m3->getTypeOfCell(0));
@@ -1095,10 +1108,10 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh3()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL((int)INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POLYHED,(int)m3->getTypeOfCell(3));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL((int)INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,(int)m3->getTypeOfCell(4));
   m3->renumberCells(expected1,false);
-  m4=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,m4->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,m4->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,m4->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  m4=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,(int)m4->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)m4->getMesh2D()->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)m4->getMesh1D()->getNumberOfCells());
   m3DIds=m4->getMesh3DIds()->getConstPointer();
   for(int i=0;i<15;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(expected1[i],m3DIds[i]);
@@ -1110,13 +1123,13 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh3()
 }
 
 /*!
- * This test check MEDCouplingUMesh::buildExtrudedMesh method, but also, MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh following methods :
+ * This test check MEDCouplingUMesh::buildExtrudedMesh method, but also, MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh following methods :
  * getCellContainingPoint getMeasureField getNodeIdsOfCell getCoordinateOfNode getTypeOfCell build3DUnstructuredMesh.
  */
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh4()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m1=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  std::vector<int> cells(2); cells[0]=2; cells[1]=4;
+  std::vector<mcIdType> cells(2); cells[0]=2; cells[1]=4;
   m1->convertToPolyTypes(&cells[0],&cells[0]+cells.size());
   m1->changeSpaceDimension(3);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2=buildCU1DMesh_U();
@@ -1124,25 +1137,27 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh4()
   double center[3]={0.,0.,0.};
   double vector[3]={0.,1.,0.};
   m2->rotate(center,vector,-M_PI/2.);
+  m1->zipCoords();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m3=m1->buildExtrudedMesh(m2,0);
-  const int expected1[15]= {1,3,2,0,6,5,7,10,11,8,12,9,14,13,4};
-  const int rexpected1[15]={3, 0, 2, 1, 14, 5, 4, 6, 9, 11, 7, 8, 10, 13, 12};
+  const mcIdType expected1[15]= {1,3,2,0,6,5,7,10,11,8,12,9,14,13,4};
+  const mcIdType rexpected1[15]={3, 0, 2, 1, 14, 5, 4, 6, 9, 11, 7, 8, 10, 13, 12};
   m3->renumberCells(expected1,false);
-  MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh *m4=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
+  MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *m4=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(m3,m1,0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,m4->getTypeOfCell(0));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,m4->getTypeOfCell(1));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_POLYHED,m4->getTypeOfCell(2));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_PENTA6,m4->getTypeOfCell(7));
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f=m4->getMeasureField(true);
   DataArrayDouble *arr=f->getArray();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,arr->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,arr->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,(int)arr->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)arr->getNumberOfComponents());
   const double *arrPtr=arr->getConstPointer();
   const double expected2[15]={0.075,0.0375,0.0375,0.075,0.075,   0.1125,0.05625,0.05625,0.1125,0.1125,   0.0625,0.03125,0.03125,0.0625,0.0625};
   for(int i=0;i<15;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(expected2[rexpected1[i]],arrPtr[i],1e-16);
   f->decrRef();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m5=m4->build3DUnstructuredMesh();
+  m5->zipCoords();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m5->isEqual(m3,1e-12));
   f=m5->getMeasureField(true);
   arr=f->getArray();
@@ -1160,16 +1175,16 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testExtrudedMesh4()
 
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindCommonNodes()
 {
-  DataArrayInt *comm,*commI;
+  DataArrayIdType *comm,*commI;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *targetMesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
   targetMesh->findCommonNodes(1e-10,-1,comm,commI);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,commI->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,comm->getNumberOfTuples());
-  int newNbOfNodes;
-  DataArrayInt *o2n=targetMesh->buildNewNumberingFromCommonNodesFormat(comm,commI,newNbOfNodes);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,newNbOfNodes);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,o2n->getNumberOfTuples());
-  const int o2nExp1[27]=
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)commI->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,(int)comm->getNumberOfTuples());
+  mcIdType newNbOfNodes;
+  DataArrayIdType *o2n=targetMesh->buildNewNumberingFromCommonNodesFormat(comm,commI,newNbOfNodes);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,(int)newNbOfNodes);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,(int)o2n->getNumberOfTuples());
+  const mcIdType o2nExp1[27]=
     {
       0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,
       21,22,23,24,25,26
@@ -1181,18 +1196,18 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindCommonNodes()
   targetMesh->decrRef();
   //
   targetMesh=build3DTargetMeshMergeNode_1();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(31,targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(31,(int)targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
   targetMesh->findCommonNodes(1e-10,-1,comm,commI);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,commI->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,comm->getNumberOfTuples());
-  const int commExpected[6]={1,27,28,29,23,30};
-  const int commIExpected[3]={0,4,6};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)commI->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)comm->getNumberOfTuples());
+  const mcIdType commExpected[6]={1,27,28,29,23,30};
+  const mcIdType commIExpected[3]={0,4,6};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(commExpected,commExpected+6,comm->getConstPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(commIExpected,commIExpected+3,commI->getConstPointer()));
   o2n=targetMesh->buildNewNumberingFromCommonNodesFormat(comm,commI,newNbOfNodes);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(31,o2n->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,newNbOfNodes);
-  const int o2nExp2[31]=
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(31,(int)o2n->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,(int)newNbOfNodes);
+  const mcIdType o2nExp2[31]=
     {
       0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,
       21,22,23,24,25,26,1,1,1,23
@@ -1205,7 +1220,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindCommonNodes()
   //
   targetMesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
   bool areNodesMerged;
-  unsigned int time=targetMesh->getTimeOfThis();
+  std::size_t time=targetMesh->getTimeOfThis();
   o2n=targetMesh->mergeNodes(1e-10,areNodesMerged,newNbOfNodes);
   targetMesh->updateTime();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(time==targetMesh->getTimeOfThis());
@@ -1219,13 +1234,13 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindCommonNodes()
   targetMesh->updateTime();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(time!=targetMesh->getTimeOfThis());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(areNodesMerged);
-  int connExp[72]={18,0,1,4,3,9,10,13,12, 18,1,2,5,4,10,11,14,13, 18,3,4,7,6,12,13,16,15,
+  mcIdType connExp[72]={18,0,1,4,3,9,10,13,12, 18,1,2,5,4,10,11,14,13, 18,3,4,7,6,12,13,16,15,
                    18,4,5,8,7,13,14,17,16,
                    18,9,10,13,12,18,19,22,21, 18,10,11,14,13,19,20,23,22, 18,12,13,16,15,21,22,25,24,
                    18,13,14,17,16,22,23,26,25};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(72,targetMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(72,(int)targetMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(connExp,connExp+72,targetMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getConstPointer()));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,targetMesh->getCoords()->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,(int)targetMesh->getCoords()->getNumberOfTuples());
   double coordsExp[81]={ 0., 0., 0., 50., 0., 0. , 200., 0., 0.  , 0., 50., 0., 50., 50., 0. ,
                          200., 50., 0.,   0., 200., 0., 50., 200., 0. , 200., 200., 0. ,
                          0., 0., 50., 50., 0., 50. , 200., 0., 50.  , 0., 50., 50., 50.,
@@ -1238,17 +1253,17 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindCommonNodes()
   o2n->decrRef();
   //2D
   targetMesh=build2DTargetMeshMergeNode_1();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
   time=targetMesh->getTimeOfThis();
   o2n=targetMesh->mergeNodes(1e-10,areNodesMerged,newNbOfNodes);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(time!=targetMesh->getTimeOfThis());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(areNodesMerged);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
-  int connExp2[23]={4,0,4,3,1, 3,1,3,2, 3,3,5,2, 4,4,6,7,3, 4,7,8,5,3};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(23,targetMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes());
+  mcIdType connExp2[23]={4,0,4,3,1, 3,1,3,2, 3,3,5,2, 4,4,6,7,3, 4,7,8,5,3};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(23,(int)targetMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getNumberOfTuples());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(connExp2,connExp2+23,targetMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getConstPointer()));
   double coordsExp2[18]={-0.3,-0.3, 0.2,-0.3, 0.7,-0.3, 0.2,0.2, -0.3,0.2, 0.7,0.2, -0.3,0.7, 0.2,0.7, 0.7,0.7};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,targetMesh->getCoords()->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)targetMesh->getCoords()->getNumberOfTuples());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(coordsExp2,coordsExp2+18,targetMesh->getCoords()->getConstPointer()));
   targetMesh->decrRef();
   o2n->decrRef();
@@ -1256,15 +1271,15 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindCommonNodes()
 
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCheckButterflyCells()
 {
-  std::vector<int> cells;
+  std::vector<mcIdType> cells;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *sourceMesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   sourceMesh->checkButterflyCells(cells);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(cells.empty());
-  int *pt=sourceMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer();
+  mcIdType *pt=sourceMesh->getNodalConnectivity()->getPointer();
   std::swap(pt[15],pt[16]);
   sourceMesh->checkButterflyCells(cells);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)cells.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,cells[0]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)cells[0]);
   cells.clear();
   std::swap(pt[15],pt[16]);
   sourceMesh->checkButterflyCells(cells);
@@ -1278,7 +1293,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCheckButterflyCells()
   std::swap(pt[15],pt[16]);
   sourceMesh->checkButterflyCells(cells);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)cells.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,cells[0]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)cells[0]);
   cells.clear();
   std::swap(pt[15],pt[16]);
   sourceMesh->checkButterflyCells(cells);
@@ -1295,15 +1310,15 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMergeMesh1()
   MEDCouplingMesh *m3=m1->mergeMyselfWith(m2);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m3C=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m3);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m3C);
-  m3->checkCoherency();
+  m3->checkConsistencyLight();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m4=build2DTargetMeshMerged_1();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m3->isEqual(m4,1.e-12));
   m4->decrRef();
   bool isMerged;
-  int newNbOfNodes;
-  DataArrayInt *da=m3C->mergeNodes(1.e-12,isMerged,newNbOfNodes);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(11,m3C->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(11,newNbOfNodes);
+  mcIdType newNbOfNodes;
+  DataArrayIdType *da=m3C->mergeNodes(1.e-12,isMerged,newNbOfNodes);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(11,(int)m3C->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(11,(int)newNbOfNodes);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(isMerged);
   da->decrRef();
   m3->decrRef();
@@ -1315,7 +1330,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMergeMeshOnSameCoords1()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m1=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  std::vector<int> cells(5);
+  std::vector<mcIdType> cells(5);
   for(int i=0;i<5;i++)
     cells[i]=i;
   m2->convertToPolyTypes(&cells[0],&cells[0]+cells.size());
@@ -1325,20 +1340,20 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMergeMeshOnSameCoords1()
   std::vector<const MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
   meshes.push_back(m1); meshes.push_back(m2); meshes.push_back(m3);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m4=MEDCouplingUMesh::MergeUMeshesOnSameCoords(meshes);
-  m4->checkCoherency();
+  m4->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m4->getCoords()==m1->getCoords());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,m4->getNumberOfCells());
-  const int cells1[5]={0,1,2,3,4};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(15,(int)m4->getNumberOfCells());
+  const mcIdType cells1[5]={0,1,2,3,4};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *m1_1=m4->buildPartOfMySelf(cells1,cells1+5,true);
-  m1_1->setName(m1->getName());
+  m1_1->setName(m1->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m1->isEqual(m1_1,1e-12));
-  const int cells2[5]={5,6,7,8,9};
+  const mcIdType cells2[5]={5,6,7,8,9};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *m2_1=m4->buildPartOfMySelf(cells2,cells2+5,true);
-  m2_1->setName(m2->getName());
+  m2_1->setName(m2->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m2->isEqual(m2_1,1e-12));
-  const int cells3[5]={10,11,12,13,14};
+  const mcIdType cells3[5]={10,11,12,13,14};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *m3_1=m4->buildPartOfMySelf(cells3,cells3+5,true);
-  m3_1->setName(m3->getName());
+  m3_1->setName(m3->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m3->isEqual(m3_1,1e-12));
   m1_1->decrRef(); m2_1->decrRef(); m3_1->decrRef();
   //
@@ -1357,19 +1372,20 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testMergeField1()
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m1->getMeasureField(true);
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=m2->getMeasureField(true);
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::MergeFields(f1,f2);
-  f3->checkCoherency();
+  f3->checkConsistencyLight();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m4=build2DTargetMeshMerged_1();
+  m4->setName(f1->getMesh()->getName());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getMesh()->isEqual(m4,1.e-12));
   std::string name=f3->getName();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(name=="MeasureOfMesh_");
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTypeOfField()==ON_CELLS);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f3->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,f3->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f3->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)f3->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values[7]={0.25,0.125,0.125,0.25,0.25,0.5,0.5};
   const double *tmp=f3->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+7,values,values,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values,values+7,values,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values,values+7,values,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   double max=*std::max_element(values,values+7);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   m4->decrRef();
@@ -1409,44 +1425,49 @@ bool func3(const double *pt, double *res)
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFillFromAnalytic()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build2DTargetMesh_1();
+  m->setTime(3.4,5,6); m->setTimeUnit("us");
+  int a,b;
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_CELLS,1,func1);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(3.4,f1->getTime(a,b),1.e-14);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,a); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,b);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(std::string(f1->getTimeUnit()),std::string("us"));
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_CELLS);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values1[5]={-0.1,0.23333333333333336,0.56666666666666665,0.4,0.9};
   const double *tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+5,values1,values1,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values1,values1+5,values1,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values1,values1+5,values1,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   double max=*std::max_element(values1,values1+5);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
   //
   f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,func1);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values2[9]={-0.6,-0.1,0.4,-0.1,0.4,0.9,0.4,0.9,1.4};
   tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values2,values2,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values2,values2+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
   //
   f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,2,func2);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values3[18]={-0.6,-1.2,-0.1,-0.2,0.4,0.8,-0.1,-0.2,0.4,0.8,0.9,1.8,0.4,0.8,0.9,1.8,1.4,2.8};
   tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+18,values3,values3,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values3,values3+18,values3,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values3,values3+18,values3,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values3,values3+18);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   double values4[2];
@@ -1454,8 +1475,9 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFillFromAnalytic()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(3.6,values4[0],1.e-12);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(7.2,values4[1],1.e-12);
   f1->integral(true,values4);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.5,values4[0],1.e-12);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(1.,values4[1],1.e-12);
+  //0.4 == 0.25/4*-0.6+(0.25/4+0.125/3)*-0.1+0.4*(0.125/3.+0.125/3)+(-0.1)*(0.25/4+0.25/4)+0.4*(0.25/4+0.125/3+0.125/3+0.25/4+0.25/4)+0.9*(0.25/4+0.125/3)+0.4*0.25/4+0.9*(0.25/4+0.25/4)+1.4*0.25/4
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.4,values4[0],1.e-12);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.8,values4[1],1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
   //
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,func3),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -1467,56 +1489,56 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFillFromAnalytic2()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_CELLS,1,"y+x");
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_CELLS);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values1[5]={-0.1,0.23333333333333336,0.56666666666666665,0.4,0.9};
   const double *tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+5,values1,values1,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values1,values1+5,values1,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values1,values1+5,values1,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   double max=*std::max_element(values1,values1+5);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
   //
   f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"y+2*x");
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values2[9]={-0.9,0.1,1.1,-0.4,0.6,1.6,0.1,1.1,2.1};
   tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values2,values2,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values2,values2+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
   f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"2.*x+y");
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   double values2Bis[9]={-0.9,0.1,1.1,-0.4,0.6,1.6,0.1,1.1,2.1};
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values2Bis,values2Bis,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2Bis,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2Bis,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values2Bis,values2Bis+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
   //
   f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,2,"(x+y)*IVec+2*(x+y)*JVec");
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values3[18]={-0.6,-1.2,-0.1,-0.2,0.4,0.8,-0.1,-0.2,0.4,0.8,0.9,1.8,0.4,0.8,0.9,1.8,1.4,2.8};
   tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+18,values3,values3,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values3,values3+18,values3,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values3,values3+18,values3,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values3,values3+18);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   double values4[2];
@@ -1524,8 +1546,8 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFillFromAnalytic2()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(3.6,values4[0],1.e-12);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(7.2,values4[1],1.e-12);
   f1->integral(true,values4);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.5,values4[0],1.e-12);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(1.,values4[1],1.e-12);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.4,values4[0],1.e-12);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.8,values4[1],1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
   //
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"1./(x-0.2)"),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -1537,20 +1559,20 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testApplyFunc()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,2,func2);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   f1->applyFunc(1,func1);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values1[9]={-1.8,-0.3,1.2,-0.3,1.2,2.7,1.2,2.7,4.2};
   const double *tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values1,values1,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values1,values1+9,values1,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values1,values1+9,values1,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   double max=*std::max_element(values1,values1+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
@@ -1561,11 +1583,11 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testApplyFunc2()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,2,func2);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   //
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=f1->clone(true);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f2->applyFunc(1,"a+b+c+d"),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -1573,9 +1595,9 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testApplyFunc2()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f2->applyFunc("a/0"),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   f2->applyFunc("abs(u)^2.4+2*u");
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values2[18]={-0.9065304805418678, -0.85105859001709905, -0.19601892829446504, -0.37898777756476987,
                       0.91090317490482353, 2.1853504664669781, -0.19601892829446504, -0.37898777756476987,
                       0.91090317490482353, 2.1853504664669781, 2.5765725275664879, 7.6987743736515295,
@@ -1583,20 +1605,20 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testApplyFunc2()
                       5.0423700574830965, 17.435300118916864};
   const double *tmp=f2->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+18,values2,values2,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values2,values2+18,values2,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values2,values2+18,values2,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   double max=*std::max_element(values2,values2+18);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f2->decrRef();
   //
   f1->applyFunc(1,"x+y");
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   double values1[9]={-1.8,-0.3,1.2,-0.3,1.2,2.7,1.2,2.7,4.2};
   tmp=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values1,values1,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values1,values1+9,values1,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values1,values1+9,values1,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values1,values1+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f1->decrRef();
@@ -1608,41 +1630,41 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,func1);
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,func1);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
-  f2->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
+  f2->checkConsistencyLight();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=(*f1)+(*f2);
-  f3->checkCoherency();
+  f3->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   double values1[9]={-1.2,-0.2,0.8,-0.2,0.8,1.8,0.8,1.8,2.8};
   const double *tmp=f3->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values1,values1,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values1,values1+9,values1,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values1,values1+9,values1,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   double max=*std::max_element(values1,values1+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f3->decrRef();
   //
   f3=(*f1)*(*f2);
-  f3->checkCoherency();
+  f3->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   double values2[9]={0.36,0.01,0.16,0.01,0.16,0.81,0.16,0.81,1.96};
   tmp=f3->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values2,values2,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values2,values2+9,values2,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values2,values2+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f3->decrRef();
   //
   f3=(*f1)+(*f2);
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f4=(*f1)-(*f3);
-  f4->checkCoherency();
+  f4->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   double values3[9]={0.6,0.1,-0.4,0.1,-0.4,-0.9,-0.4,-0.9,-1.4};
   tmp=f4->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values3,values3,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values3,values3+9,values3,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values3,values3+9,values3,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values3,values3+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f3->decrRef();
@@ -1650,52 +1672,52 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields()
   //
   f3=(*f1)+(*f2);
   f4=(*f3)/(*f2);
-  f4->checkCoherency();
+  f4->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   tmp=f4->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   for(int i=0;i<9;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(2.,tmp[i],1.e-12);
   f3->decrRef();
   f4->decrRef();
   //
-  f4=f2->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(ONE_TIME,false);
-  f4->checkCoherency();
+  f4=f2->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(NO_TIME,false);
+  f4->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getArray()==f2->getArray());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f3=(*f1)+(*f4),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f5=f4->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(NO_TIME,false);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f5=f4->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(ONE_TIME,false);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getArray()==f5->getArray());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f5->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f5->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f5->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   f3=(*f1)+(*f5);
   tmp=f3->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   double values4[9]={-1.2,-0.2,0.8,-0.2,0.8,1.8,0.8,1.8,2.8};
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values4,values4,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values4,values4+9,values4,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values4,values4+9,values4,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values4,values4+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f5->decrRef();
   f4->decrRef();
   f3->decrRef();
   //
-  f4=f2->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(ONE_TIME,true);
-  f4->checkCoherency();
+  f4=f2->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(NO_TIME,true);
+  f4->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getArray()!=f2->getArray());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f3=(*f1)+(*f4),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-  f5=f4->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(NO_TIME,true);
+  f5=f4->buildNewTimeReprFromThis(ONE_TIME,true);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f4->getArray()!=f5->getArray());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f2->getArray()!=f5->getArray());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f5->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f5->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f5->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   f3=(*f1)+(*f5);
   tmp=f3->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   double values5[9]={-1.2,-0.2,0.8,-0.2,0.8,1.8,0.8,1.8,2.8};
   std::transform(tmp,tmp+9,values5,values5,std::minus<double>());
-  std::transform(values5,values5+9,values5,std::ptr_fun<double,double>(fabs));
+  std::transform(values5,values5+9,values5,[](double c){return fabs(c);});
   max=*std::max_element(values5,values5+9);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,max,1.e-12);
   f5->decrRef();
@@ -1710,17 +1732,19 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields2()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build3DSurfTargetMesh_1();
+  m->setTime(3.4,5,6); m->setTimeUnit("us");
+  int a,b;
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"x+y+z");
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"a*a+b+c*c");
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=(*f1)/(*f2);
-  f3->checkCoherency();
+  f3->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   const double expected1[9]={-2.4999999999999991, 1.2162162162162162, 0.77868852459016391,
                              0.7407407407407407, 1.129032258064516, 0.81632653061224492,
                              0.86538461538461531, 1.0919540229885056, 0.84302325581395343};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f3->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f3->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f3->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f3->getNumberOfTuples());
   const double *val=f3->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   for(int i=0;i<9;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(expected1[i],val[i],1.e-12);
@@ -1729,6 +1753,9 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields2()
   f2->decrRef();
   //
   f1=m->buildOrthogonalField();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(3.4,f1->getTime(a,b),1.e-14);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,a); CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,b);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(std::string(f1->getTimeUnit()),std::string("us"));
   f2=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_CELLS,1,"x");
   f3=(*f1)*(*f2);
   const double expected2[15]={-0.035355339059327376,0.,0.035355339059327376, 0.2592724864350674,0.,-0.2592724864350674, 0.37712361663282529,0.,-0.37712361663282529, -0.035355339059327376,0.,0.035355339059327376, 0.31819805153394637,0.,-0.31819805153394637};
@@ -1755,14 +1782,14 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields3()
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"x+y+z");
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=m->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"a*a+b+c*c");
   (*f1)/=(*f2);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTypeOfField()==ON_NODES);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==NO_TIME);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->getTimeDiscretization()==ONE_TIME);
   const double expected1[9]={-2.4999999999999991, 1.2162162162162162, 0.77868852459016391,
                              0.7407407407407407, 1.129032258064516, 0.81632653061224492,
                              0.86538461538461531, 1.0919540229885056, 0.84302325581395343};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,f1->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,f1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)f1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)f1->getNumberOfTuples());
   const double *val=f1->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   for(int i=0;i<9;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(expected1[i],val[i],1.e-12);
@@ -1792,7 +1819,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields3()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields4()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  int nbOfCells=m->getNumberOfCells();
+  std::size_t nbOfCells=m->getNumberOfCells();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_CELLS,CONST_ON_TIME_INTERVAL);
   f1->setMesh(m);
   DataArrayDouble *array=DataArrayDouble::New();
@@ -1807,7 +1834,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields4()
   std::copy(arr1,arr1+15,tmp);
   f1->setStartTime(2.,0,0);
   f1->setEndTime(3.,0,0);
-  f1->checkCoherency();
+  f1->checkConsistencyLight();
   double res[3];
   const double pos[2]={0.3,-0.2};
   f1->getValueOn(pos,res);
@@ -1826,14 +1853,14 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testOperationsOnFields4()
   f2->setArray(f1->getArray());
   f2->setStartTime(2.,3,0);
   f2->setEndTime(4.,13,0);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f2->checkCoherency(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(f2->checkConsistencyLight(),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   DataArrayDouble *array2=DataArrayDouble::New();
   array2->alloc(nbOfCells,3);
   tmp=array2->getPointer();
   std::copy(arr2,arr2+15,tmp);
   f2->setEndArray(array2);
   array2->decrRef();
-  f2->checkCoherency();
+  f2->checkConsistencyLight();
   //
   std::fill(res,res+3,0.);
   f2->getValueOn(pos,3.21,res);
@@ -1927,19 +1954,19 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCheckConsecutiveCellTypes()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!targetMesh->checkConsecutiveCellTypes());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!targetMesh->checkConsecutiveCellTypesAndOrder(order1,order1+2));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!targetMesh->checkConsecutiveCellTypesAndOrder(order2,order2+2));
-  DataArrayInt *da=targetMesh->getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(order1,order1+2);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,da->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,da->getNumberOfComponents());
-  const int expected1[5]={2,0,1,3,4};
+  DataArrayIdType *da=targetMesh->getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(order1,order1+2);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)da->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)da->getNumberOfComponents());
+  const mcIdType expected1[5]={2,0,1,3,4};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected1,expected1+5,da->getConstPointer()));
   da->decrRef();
   da=targetMesh->getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(order2,order2+2);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,da->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,da->getNumberOfComponents());
-  const int expected2[5]={0,3,4,1,2};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)da->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)da->getNumberOfComponents());
+  const mcIdType expected2[5]={0,3,4,1,2};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected2,expected2+5,da->getConstPointer()));
   da->decrRef();
-  const int renumber1[5]={4,0,1,2,3};
+  const mcIdType renumber1[5]={4,0,1,2,3};
   targetMesh->renumberCells(renumber1,false);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(targetMesh->checkConsecutiveCellTypes());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(targetMesh->checkConsecutiveCellTypesAndOrder(order1,order1+2));
@@ -1952,22 +1979,22 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testRearrange2ConsecutiveCellTypes()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m1_1=build2DSourceMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2_1=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  DataArrayInt *arr1=m1_1->rearrange2ConsecutiveCellTypes();
+  DataArrayIdType *arr1=m1_1->rearrange2ConsecutiveCellTypes();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m1_2=build2DSourceMesh_1();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m1_2->isEqual(m1_1,1e-12));
-  const int expected1[2]={0,1};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  const mcIdType expected1[2]={0,1};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected1,expected1+2,arr1->getConstPointer()));
   arr1->decrRef();
-  const int expected2[5]={0,3,4,1,2};
+  const mcIdType expected2[5]={0,3,4,1,2};
   arr1=m2_1->rearrange2ConsecutiveCellTypes();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected2,expected2+5,arr1->getConstPointer()));
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2_2=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)arr1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)arr1->getNumberOfComponents());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(expected2,expected2+5,arr1->getConstPointer()));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!m2_2->isEqual(m2_1,1e-12));
   m2_2->renumberCells(expected2,false);
@@ -1986,7 +2013,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testSplitByType()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)v.size());
   std::vector<const MEDCouplingUMesh *> v2(v.begin(),v.end());
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2=MEDCouplingUMesh::MergeUMeshesOnSameCoords(v2);
-  m2->setName(m1->getName());
+  m2->setName(m1->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m1->isEqual(m2,1.e-12));
   for(std::vector<MEDCouplingUMesh *>::const_iterator iter=v.begin();iter!=v.end();iter++)
     (*iter)->decrRef();
@@ -1998,55 +2025,55 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFuseUMeshesOnSameCoords()
 {
   std::vector<const MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2=build2DTargetMesh_1();
-  int cells1[3]={2,3,4};
+  mcIdType cells1[3]={2,3,4};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *m3_1=m2->buildPartOfMySelf(cells1,cells1+3,true);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m3=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m3_1);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m3);
   meshes.push_back(m3);
-  int cells2[3]={1,2,4};
+  mcIdType cells2[3]={1,2,4};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *m4_1=m2->buildPartOfMySelf(cells2,cells2+3,true);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m4=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m4_1);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m4);
   meshes.push_back(m4);
-  int cells3[2]={1,2};
+  mcIdType cells3[2]={1,2};
   MEDCouplingPointSet *m5_1=m2->buildPartOfMySelf(cells3,cells3+2,true);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m5=dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m5_1);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m5);
   meshes.push_back(m5);
   m2->decrRef();
   //
-  std::vector<DataArrayInt *> corr;
+  std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> corr;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m7=MEDCouplingUMesh::FuseUMeshesOnSameCoords(meshes,0,corr);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,m7->getNumberOfCells());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,(int)m7->getNumberOfCells());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)corr.size());
-  const int expectedVals1[3]={3,3,2};
-  const int expectedVals2[3][3]={{0,1,2},{3,0,2},{3,0,111111}};
+  const mcIdType expectedVals1[3]={3,3,2};
+  const mcIdType expectedVals2[3][3]={{0,1,2},{3,0,2},{3,0,111111}};
   for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
     {
-      DataArrayInt *arr=corr[i];
-      CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,arr->getNumberOfComponents());
-      int nbOfVals=expectedVals1[i];
+      DataArrayIdType *arr=corr[i];
+      CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)arr->getNumberOfComponents());
+      mcIdType nbOfVals=expectedVals1[i];
       CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfVals,arr->getNumberOfTuples());
-      const int *vals=arr->getConstPointer();
-      for(int j=0;j<nbOfVals;j++)
+      const mcIdType *vals=arr->getConstPointer();
+      for(mcIdType j=0;j<nbOfVals;j++)
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(expectedVals2[i][j],vals[j]);
     }
-  std::vector< std::vector<int> > fidsOfGroups;
-  std::vector<const DataArrayInt *> corr2(corr.begin(),corr.end());
-  DataArrayInt *arr2=DataArrayInt::MakePartition(corr2,m7->getNumberOfCells(),fidsOfGroups);
-  const int fidExp[4]={5,1,3,4};
-  const int fidsGrp[3][3]={{1,3,5},{3,4,5},{4,5,23344}};
+  std::vector< std::vector<mcIdType> > fidsOfGroups;
+  std::vector<const DataArrayIdType *> corr2(corr.begin(),corr.end());
+  DataArrayIdType *arr2=DataArrayIdType::MakePartition(corr2,m7->getNumberOfCells(),fidsOfGroups);
+  const mcIdType fidExp[4]={5,1,3,4};
+  const mcIdType fidsGrp[3][3]={{1,3,5},{3,4,5},{4,5,23344}};
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)fidsOfGroups.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,arr2->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,arr2->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)arr2->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,(int)arr2->getNumberOfTuples());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(fidExp,fidExp+4,arr2->getConstPointer()));
   for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
     {
-      int nbOfVals=expectedVals1[i];
-      CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfVals,(int)fidsOfGroups[i].size());
+      mcIdType nbOfVals=expectedVals1[i];
+      CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(nbOfVals,ToIdType(fidsOfGroups[i].size()));
       CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(fidsOfGroups[i].begin(),fidsOfGroups[i].end(),fidsGrp[i]));
     }
-  for(std::vector<DataArrayInt *>::iterator iter=corr.begin();iter!=corr.end();iter++)
+  for(std::vector<DataArrayIdType *>::iterator iter=corr.begin();iter!=corr.end();iter++)
     (*iter)->decrRef();
   arr2->decrRef();
   m7->decrRef();
@@ -2061,21 +2088,21 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFuseUMeshesOnSameCoords2()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m1=build3DExtrudedUMesh_1(m2);
   m2->decrRef();
-  const int part1[5]={2,3,6,4,10};
+  const mcIdType part1[5]={2,3,6,4,10};
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m3=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)m1->buildPartOfMySelf(part1,part1+5,true);
-  const int part2[4]={5,6,4,7};
+  const mcIdType part2[4]={5,6,4,7};
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m4=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)m1->buildPartOfMySelf(part2,part2+4,true);
   std::vector<const MEDCouplingUMesh *> meshes;
   meshes.push_back(m1);
   meshes.push_back(m3);
   meshes.push_back(m3);
   meshes.push_back(m4);
-  std::vector<DataArrayInt *> corr;
+  std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> corr;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m5=MEDCouplingUMesh::FuseUMeshesOnSameCoords(meshes,0,corr);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,m5->getNumberOfCells());
-  std::vector<DataArrayInt *>::iterator it=corr.begin();
-  const int exp1[4]={18,5,5,4};
-  const int exp2[4][18]={
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(18,(int)m5->getNumberOfCells());
+  std::vector<DataArrayIdType *>::iterator it=corr.begin();
+  const mcIdType exp1[4]={18,5,5,4};
+  const mcIdType exp2[4][18]={
     {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17},
     {2,3,6,4,10,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1},
     {2,3,6,4,10,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1},
@@ -2084,7 +2111,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFuseUMeshesOnSameCoords2()
   int i=0;
   for(;it!=corr.end();it++,i++)
     {
-      int sz=(*it)->getNumberOfTuples();
+      mcIdType sz=(*it)->getNumberOfTuples();
       CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(exp1[i],sz);
       CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(exp2[i],exp2[i]+sz,(*it)->getConstPointer()));
     }
@@ -2101,8 +2128,8 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildOrthogonalField()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *targetMesh=build3DSurfTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *field=targetMesh->buildOrthogonalField();
   double expected[3]={0.70710678118654746,0.,-0.70710678118654746};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,field->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,field->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)field->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)field->getNumberOfComponents());
   const double *vals=field->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   for(int i=0;i<15;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(expected[i%3],vals[i],1e-12);
@@ -2110,7 +2137,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildOrthogonalField()
   targetMesh->decrRef();
   // testing 
   double targetCoords[12]={0.,0.,0.,0.5,0.,0.5,1.,0.,1.,0.,1.,0.};
-  int targetConn[4]={0,1,2,3};
+  mcIdType targetConn[4]={0,1,2,3};
   targetMesh=MEDCouplingUMesh::New();
   targetMesh->setMeshDimension(2);
   targetMesh->allocateCells(1);
@@ -2122,8 +2149,8 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testBuildOrthogonalField()
   targetMesh->setCoords(myCoords);
   myCoords->decrRef();
   field=targetMesh->buildOrthogonalField();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,field->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,field->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)field->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)field->getNumberOfComponents());
   vals=field->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(-0.70710678118654746,vals[0],1e-12);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,vals[1],1e-12);
@@ -2136,70 +2163,70 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testGetCellsContainingPoint()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *targetMesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   double pos[12]={0.,0.,0.4,0.4,0.,0.4,0.1,0.1,0.25,0.,0.65,0.};
-  std::vector<int> t1,t2;
+  MCAuto<DataArrayIdType> t1,t2;
   //2D basic
   targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoints(pos,6,1e-12,t1,t2);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)t1.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)t2.size());
-  const int expectedValues1[6]={0,4,3,0,1,2};
-  const int expectedValues2[7]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1.begin(),t1.end(),expectedValues1));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t2.begin(),t2.end(),expectedValues2));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)t1->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)t2->getNbOfElems());
+  const mcIdType expectedValues1[6]={0,4,3,0,1,2};
+  const mcIdType expectedValues2[7]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1->begin(),t1->end(),expectedValues1));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t2->begin(),t2->end(),expectedValues2));
   //2D with no help of bounding box.
   double center[2]={0.2,0.2};
-  MEDCouplingPointSet::Rotate2DAlg(center,0.78539816339744830962,6,pos);
+  DataArrayDouble::Rotate2DAlg(center,0.78539816339744830962,6,pos,pos);
   targetMesh->rotate(center,0,0.78539816339744830962);
-  t1.clear(); t2.clear();
   targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoints(pos,6,1e-12,t1,t2);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)t1.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)t2.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1.begin(),t1.end(),expectedValues1));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t2.begin(),t2.end(),expectedValues2));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(6,(int)t1->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(7,(int)t2->getNbOfElems());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1->begin(),t1->end(),expectedValues1));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t2->begin(),t2->end(),expectedValues2));
   //2D outside
   const double pos1bis[2]={-0.3303300858899107,-0.11819805153394641};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(-1,targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos1bis,1e-12));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(-1),targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos1bis,1e-12));
   targetMesh->decrRef();
   //test limits 2D
   targetMesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   const double pos2[2]={0.2,-0.05};
-  t1.clear();
-  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos2,1e-12,t1);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)t1.size());
-  const int expectedValues3[2]={0,1};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1.begin(),t1.end(),expectedValues3));
+  std::vector<mcIdType> t11;
+  t11.clear();
+  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos2,1e-12,t11);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)t11.size());
+  const mcIdType expectedValues3[2]={0,1};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t11.begin(),t11.end(),expectedValues3));
   const double pos3[2]={0.2,0.2};
-  t1.clear();
-  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos3,1e-12,t1);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)t1.size());
-  const int expectedValues4[5]={0,1,2,3,4};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1.begin(),t1.end(),expectedValues4));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos3,1e-12));
+  t11.clear();
+  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos3,1e-12,t11);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)t11.size());
+  const mcIdType expectedValues4[5]={0,1,2,3,4};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t11.begin(),t11.end(),expectedValues4));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(0),targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos3,1e-12));
   targetMesh->decrRef();
   //3D
   targetMesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
   const double pos4[3]={25.,25.,25.};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos4,1e-12));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(0),targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos4,1e-12));
   const double pos5[3]={50.,50.,50.};
-  t1.clear();
-  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos5,1e-12,t1);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,(int)t1.size());
-  const int expectedValues5[8]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1.begin(),t1.end(),expectedValues5));
+  t11.clear();
+  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos5,1e-12,t11);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,(int)t11.size());
+  const mcIdType expectedValues5[8]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t11.begin(),t11.end(),expectedValues5));
   const double pos6[3]={0., 50., 0.};
-  t1.clear();
-  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos6,1e-12,t1);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)t1.size());
-  const int expectedValues6[2]={0,2};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t1.begin(),t1.end(),expectedValues6));
+  t11.clear();
+  targetMesh->getCellsContainingPoint(pos6,1e-12,t11);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)t11.size());
+  const mcIdType expectedValues6[2]={0,2};
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(std::equal(t11.begin(),t11.end(),expectedValues6));
   //3D outside
   const double pos7[3]={-1.0,-1.0,0.};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(-1,targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos7,1e-12));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(-1),targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos7,1e-12));
   //3D outside 2
   const double center2[3]={0.,0.,0.};
   const double vec2[3]={0.,-1.,0.};
   targetMesh->rotate(center2,vec2,0.78539816339744830962);
   const double pos8[3]={-25,25.,12.};
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(-1,targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos8,1e-12));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(-1),targetMesh->getCellContainingPoint(pos8,1e-12));
   //
   targetMesh->decrRef();
 }
@@ -2208,13 +2235,13 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testGetValueOn1()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *targetMesh=build2DTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldOnCells=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_CELLS);
-  int nbOfCells=targetMesh->getNumberOfCells();
+  std::size_t nbOfCells=targetMesh->getNumberOfCells();
   fieldOnCells->setMesh(targetMesh);
   DataArrayDouble *array=DataArrayDouble::New();
   array->alloc(nbOfCells,2);
   fieldOnCells->setArray(array);
   double *tmp=array->getPointer();
-  for(int i=0;i<nbOfCells;i++)
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<nbOfCells;i++)
     { tmp[2*i]=7.+(double)i; tmp[2*i+1]=17.+(double)i; }
   array->decrRef();
   //
@@ -2229,7 +2256,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testGetValueOn1()
   //
   targetMesh=build2DSourceMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldOnNodes=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_NODES);
-  int nbOfNodes=targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes();
+  mcIdType nbOfNodes=targetMesh->getNumberOfNodes();
   fieldOnNodes->setMesh(targetMesh);
   array=DataArrayDouble::New();
   array->alloc(nbOfNodes,2);
@@ -2260,21 +2287,21 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh0()
   
   DataArrayDouble* coordsX=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrX[4] = { -1., 1., 2., 4. };
-  coordsX->useArray(arrX,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsX->useArray(arrX,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsY=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrY[4] = { -2., 2., 4., 8. };
-  coordsY->useArray(arrY,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsY->useArray(arrY,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsZ=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrZ[4] = { -3., 3., 6., 12. };
-  coordsZ->useArray(arrZ,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsZ->useArray(arrZ,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   mesh->setCoords(coordsX,coordsY,coordsZ);
   coordsX->decrRef();
   coordsY->decrRef();
   coordsZ->decrRef();
   //
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldOnNodes=mesh->fillFromAnalytic(ON_NODES,1,"x+y/2.+z/3.");
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,fieldOnNodes->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(64,fieldOnNodes->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)fieldOnNodes->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(64,(int)fieldOnNodes->getNumberOfTuples());
   const double expected1[64]={-3., -1., 0., 2., -1., 1., 2., 4., 0., 2., 3., 5., 2., 4., 5., 7., -1., 1., 2.,
                               4., 1., 3., 4., 6., 2., 4., 5., 7., 4., 6., 7., 9., 0., 2., 3., 5., 2., 4., 5.,
                               7., 3., 5., 6., 8., 5., 7., 8., 10., 2., 4., 5.,
@@ -2288,8 +2315,8 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh0()
   fieldOnNodes->decrRef();
   //
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *fieldOnCells=mesh->fillFromAnalytic(ON_CELLS,1,"x+y/2.+z/3.");
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,fieldOnCells->getNumberOfComponents());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,fieldOnCells->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)fieldOnCells->getNumberOfComponents());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,(int)fieldOnCells->getNumberOfTuples());
   val=fieldOnCells->getArray()->getConstPointer();
   const double expected2[27]={0, 1.5, 3, 1.5, 3, 4.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 1.5, 3, 4.5, 3, 4.5,
                               6, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 3, 4.5, 6, 4.5, 6, 7.5, 6, 7.5, 9};
@@ -2299,7 +2326,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh0()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(6.,res[0],1e-12);
   fieldOnCells->decrRef();
   //
-  MEDCouplingMesh* meshDeepCopy=mesh->deepCpy();
+  MEDCouplingMesh* meshDeepCopy=mesh->deepCopy();
   MEDCouplingCMesh* meshClone=mesh->clone(false);
   
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(meshEmpty->copyTinyStringsFrom(0),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -2329,37 +2356,37 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh1()
   mesh1=MEDCouplingCMesh::New();
   DataArrayDouble* coordsX1=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrX1[4] = { -1., 1., 2., 4. };
-  coordsX1->useArray(arrX1,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsX1->useArray(arrX1,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsY1=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrY1[4] = { -2., 2., 4., 8. };
-  coordsY1->useArray(arrY1,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsY1->useArray(arrY1,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsZ1=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrZ1[4] = { -3., 3., 6., 12. };
-  coordsZ1->useArray(arrZ1,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsZ1->useArray(arrZ1,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   mesh1->setCoords(coordsX1,coordsY1,coordsZ1);
   
   mesh2=MEDCouplingCMesh::New();
   DataArrayDouble* coordsX2=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrX2[4] = { -1., 1., 2., 4. };
-  coordsX2->useArray(arrX2,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsX2->useArray(arrX2,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsY2=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrY2[4] = { -2., 2., 4., 8. };
-  coordsY2->useArray(arrY2,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsY2->useArray(arrY2,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsZ2=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrZ2[4] = { -3., 3., 6., 12.+1e-6 };   //here is not equal
-  coordsZ2->useArray(arrZ2,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsZ2->useArray(arrZ2,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   mesh2->setCoords(coordsX2,coordsY2,coordsZ2);
   
   mesh3=MEDCouplingCMesh::New();
   DataArrayDouble* coordsX3=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrX3[1] = { -1.};
-  coordsX3->useArray(arrX3,false, CPP_DEALLOC,1,1);
+  coordsX3->useArray(arrX3,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsY3=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrY3[1] = { -2.};
-  coordsY3->useArray(arrY3,false, CPP_DEALLOC,1,1);
+  coordsY3->useArray(arrY3,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsZ3=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrZ3[1] = { -3.};
-  coordsZ3->useArray(arrZ3,false, CPP_DEALLOC,1,1);
+  coordsZ3->useArray(arrZ3,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,1,1);
   mesh3->setCoords(coordsX3,coordsY3,coordsZ3);
   
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,mesh1->getSpaceDimension());
@@ -2371,12 +2398,12 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh1()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh1->isEqual(mesh2,1e-5));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!mesh1->isEqual(mesh2,1e-7));
   
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mesh3->checkCoherency1(1e-12),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-  mesh1->checkCoherency2(1e-12);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mesh3->checkConsistency(1e-12),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  mesh1->checkConsistency(1e-12);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,mesh1->getTypeOfCell(1));
   
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,*((mesh1->getAllGeoTypes()).begin()));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,mesh1->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,(int)mesh1->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mesh1->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   
   std::vector<double> coo;
@@ -2419,78 +2446,78 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh2()
   mesh1=MEDCouplingCMesh::New();
   DataArrayDouble* coordsX1=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrX1[4] = { -1., 1., 2., 4. };
-  coordsX1->useArray(arrX1,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsX1->useArray(arrX1,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsY1=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrY1[4] = { -2., 2., 4., 8. };
-  coordsY1->useArray(arrY1,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsY1->useArray(arrY1,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   DataArrayDouble* coordsZ1=DataArrayDouble::New();
   double arrZ1[4] = { -3., 3., 6., 12. };
-  coordsZ1->useArray(arrZ1,false, CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
+  coordsZ1->useArray(arrZ1,false, DeallocType::CPP_DEALLOC,4,1);
   mesh1->setCoords(coordsX1,coordsY1,coordsZ1);
   
-  std::vector<int> dis=mesh1->getDistributionOfTypes();
+  std::vector<mcIdType> dis=mesh1->getDistributionOfTypes();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int) dis.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL((int) INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,dis[0]);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,dis[1]);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,dis[2]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8),dis[0]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(27),dis[1]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(-1),dis[2]);
   
-  std::vector<const DataArrayInt *> idsPerType;
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mesh1->checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(dis, idsPerType),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-  dis[2]=-1;
+  std::vector<const DataArrayIdType *> idsPerType;
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!(mesh1->checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(dis, idsPerType)));
-  dis[0]=(int) INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4;
+  dis[0]=(mcIdType) INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4;
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mesh1->checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(dis, idsPerType),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   
-  dis[0]=(int) INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8;
+  dis[0]=(mcIdType) INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8;
   dis[2]=0;
-  DataArrayInt *ids=DataArrayInt::New();
+  DataArrayIdType *ids=DataArrayIdType::New();
   ids->alloc(10,1);
-  ids->fillWithValue(111);
+  ids->fillWithValue(23);
   idsPerType.push_back(ids);
-  DataArrayInt* check=mesh1->checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(dis, idsPerType);
+  DataArrayIdType* check=mesh1->checkTypeConsistencyAndContig(dis, idsPerType);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(check);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(check->isEqual(*ids));
   
-  std::vector<int> code;
-  std::vector<DataArrayInt *> idsInPflPerType;
-  std::vector<DataArrayInt *> pfls;
+  std::vector<mcIdType> code;
+  std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> idsInPflPerType;
+  std::vector<DataArrayIdType *> pfls;
   mesh1->splitProfilePerType(ids,code,idsInPflPerType,pfls);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)code.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL((int) INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8,code[0]);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(27,code[1]);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,code[2]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8),code[0]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(10),code[1]);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ToIdType(0),code[2]);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)idsInPflPerType.size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)pfls.size());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(idsInPflPerType[0]->isEqual(*ids));
+  DataArrayIdType *exp=DataArrayIdType::New(); exp->alloc(10,1); exp->iota(0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(idsInPflPerType[0]->isEqual(*exp));
+  exp->decrRef();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(pfls[0]->isEqual(*ids));
   idsInPflPerType[0]->decrRef();
   pfls[0]->decrRef();
 
   ids->decrRef();
   check->decrRef();
-  int cells1[4]={0,1,25,26};
+  mcIdType cells1[4]={0,1,25,26};
   MEDCouplingUMesh *partMesh1=
     dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(mesh1->buildPart(cells1,cells1+4));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(partMesh1);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,partMesh1->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(64,mesh1->getNumberOfNodes());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(64,partMesh1->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(4,(int)partMesh1->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(64,(int)mesh1->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(64,(int)partMesh1->getNumberOfNodes());
   
-  int cells2[2]={25,26};
-  DataArrayInt* arr1;
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *partMesh2=
-    dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(mesh1->buildPartAndReduceNodes(cells2,cells2+2,arr1));
+  mcIdType cells2[2]={25,26};
+  DataArrayIdType* arr1;
+  MEDCouplingCMesh *partMesh2=
+    dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingCMesh *>(mesh1->buildPartAndReduceNodes(cells2,cells2+2,arr1));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(partMesh2);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,partMesh2->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(12,partMesh2->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)partMesh2->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(12,(int)partMesh2->getNumberOfNodes());
   
-  int cells3[2]={2,3};
-  DataArrayInt* arr2;
+  mcIdType cells3[2]={2,3};
+  DataArrayIdType* arr2;
   MEDCouplingUMesh *partMesh3=
     dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(partMesh1->buildPartAndReduceNodes(cells3,cells3+2,arr2));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(partMesh3);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,partMesh3->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(12,partMesh3->getNumberOfNodes());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)partMesh3->getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_HEXA8));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(12,(int)partMesh3->getNumberOfNodes());
   
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mesh1->simplexize(0),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(mesh1->getMeasureFieldOnNode(true),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
@@ -2512,7 +2539,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh2()
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=mesh2d->buildOrthogonalField();
   
   std::vector<double> tinyInfoD;
-  std::vector<int> tinyInfo;
+  std::vector<mcIdType> tinyInfo;
   std::vector<std::string> littleStrings;
   mesh2d->getTinySerializationInformation(tinyInfoD, tinyInfo, littleStrings);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,(int)tinyInfo.size());
@@ -2522,11 +2549,11 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testCMesh2()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(-1,(int)tinyInfo[3]);  //it
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(-1,(int)tinyInfo[4]);   //order
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.,tinyInfoD[0],1e-14); //time
-  DataArrayInt* d1=DataArrayInt::New();
+  DataArrayIdType* d1=DataArrayIdType::New();
   DataArrayDouble* d2=DataArrayDouble::New();
   mesh2d->resizeForUnserialization(tinyInfo, d1, d2, littleStrings);
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,d1->getNumberOfTuples());
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,d2->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,(int)d1->getNumberOfTuples());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,(int)d2->getNumberOfTuples());
  
   partMesh1->decrRef();
   partMesh2->decrRef();
@@ -2594,17 +2621,17 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testTryToShareSameCoords()
 void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testFindNodeOnPlane()
 {
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build3DTargetMesh_1();
-  std::vector<int> n;
+  std::vector<mcIdType> n;
   double pt[3]={300.,300.,0.};
   double v[3]={0.,0.,2.};
   mesh->findNodesOnPlane(pt,v,1e-12,n);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(9,(int)n.size());
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m3dSurf=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)mesh->buildFacePartOfMySelfNode(&n[0],&n[0]+n.size(),true);
-  MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh *me=MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::New(mesh,m3dSurf,0);
-  const DataArrayInt *da=me->getMesh3DIds();
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,me->getNumberOfCells());
-  const int expected[8]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7};
-  const int *val=da->getConstPointer();
+  MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh *me=MEDCouplingMappedExtrudedMesh::New(mesh,m3dSurf,0);
+  const DataArrayIdType *da=me->getMesh3DIds();
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8,(int)me->getNumberOfCells());
+  const mcIdType expected[8]={0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7};
+  const mcIdType *val=da->getConstPointer();
   for(int i=0;i<8;i++)
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(expected[i],val[i]);
   me->decrRef();
@@ -2617,7 +2644,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testRenumberCells()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=build3DSurfTargetMesh_1();
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m2=build3DSurfTargetMesh_1();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m->isEqual(m2,0));
-  const int arr[5]={12,3,25,2,26};
+  const mcIdType arr[5]={12,3,25,2,26};
   m->renumberCells(arr,true);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!m->isEqual(m2,0));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,m->getTypeOfCell(0));
@@ -2625,7 +2652,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testRenumberCells()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,m->getTypeOfCell(2));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_TRI3,m->getTypeOfCell(3));
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(INTERP_KERNEL::NORM_QUAD4,m->getTypeOfCell(4));
-  const int arr2[5]={5,-1,-5,4,8};
+  const mcIdType arr2[5]={5,-1,-5,4,8};
   m->renumberCells(arr2,true);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m->isEqual(m2,0));
   m->decrRef();
@@ -2640,7 +2667,7 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testChangeSpaceDimension()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,m1->getSpaceDimension());
   m1->changeSpaceDimension(2);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,m1->getSpaceDimension());
-  m1->setName(m2->getName());
+  m1->setName(m2->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m1->isEqual(m2,1e-12));
   m1->changeSpaceDimension(3);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,m1->getSpaceDimension());
@@ -2652,3 +2679,15 @@ void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testChangeSpaceDimension()
   m1->decrRef();
   m2->decrRef();
 }
+
+void MEDCouplingBasicsTest1::testSetConnectivity()
+{
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *m1 = build1DTargetMesh_1();
+
+  DataArrayIdType * conn = DataArrayIdType::New();
+  DataArrayIdType * connI = DataArrayIdType::New();
+  m1->setConnectivity(conn, connI, true); // was SEG-Faulting with empty arrays
+  conn->decrRef();
+  connI->decrRef();
+  m1->decrRef();
+}