From: ageay <ageay>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:37:27 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: All getName method return std::string now
X-Git-Tag: B4PolyhIntersect~62
X-Git-Url: http://git.salome-platform.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c3620bf7f7a8e91d325b473fc55cf9052ac770ec;p=modules%2Fmed.git

All getName method return std::string now
---

diff --git a/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant.cxx b/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant.cxx
index 170ef0725..9e9c755d1 100644
--- a/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant::MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant(const MEDCouplingFi
 
 char *MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant::getName()
 {
-  return CORBA::string_dup(getPointer()->getName());
+  return CORBA::string_dup(getPointer()->getName().c_str());
 }
 
 SALOME_TYPES::ListOfString *MEDCouplingFieldDoubleServant::getInfoOnComponents()
diff --git a/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingMeshServant.cxx b/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingMeshServant.cxx
index c7913d40a..f2fc2f832 100644
--- a/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingMeshServant.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDCouplingCorba/MEDCouplingMeshServant.cxx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MEDCouplingMeshServant::MEDCouplingMeshServant(const MEDCouplingMesh *cppPointer
 
 char *MEDCouplingMeshServant::getName()
 {
-  return CORBA::string_dup(getPointer()->getName());
+  return CORBA::string_dup(getPointer()->getName().c_str());
 }
 
 void MEDCouplingMeshServant::getTinyInfo(SALOME_TYPES::ListOfDouble_out da, SALOME_TYPES::ListOfLong_out la, SALOME_TYPES::ListOfString_out sa)
diff --git a/src/MEDCoupling_Swig/MEDCouplingCommon.i b/src/MEDCoupling_Swig/MEDCouplingCommon.i
index 8cf917b1b..111271078 100644
--- a/src/MEDCoupling_Swig/MEDCouplingCommon.i
+++ b/src/MEDCoupling_Swig/MEDCouplingCommon.i
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ using namespace INTERP_KERNEL;
 %newobject ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingExtrudedMesh::build3DUnstructuredMesh;
 %newobject ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::buildStructuredSubPart;
 %newobject ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::BuildExplicitIdsFrom;
+%newobject ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::Build1GTNodalConnectivity;
 %newobject ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingCMesh::New;
 %newobject ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingCMesh::clone;
 %newobject ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingCMesh::getCoordsAt;
@@ -659,9 +660,9 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
   {
   public:
     void setName(const char *name);
-    const char *getName() const;
+    std::string getName() const;
     void setDescription(const char *descr);
-    const char *getDescription() const;
+    std::string getDescription() const;
     void setTime(double val, int iteration, int order);
     void setTimeUnit(const char *unit);
     const char *getTimeUnit() const;
@@ -2991,6 +2992,14 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
         return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::BuildExplicitIdsFrom(tmp5,inp);
       }
 
+      static DataArrayInt *Build1GTNodalConnectivity(PyObject *li) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+      {
+        int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
+        std::vector<int> stdvecTyyppArr;
+        const int *tmp=convertObjToPossibleCpp1_Safe(li,sw,szArr,iTypppArr,stdvecTyyppArr);
+        return MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::Build1GTNodalConnectivity(tmp,tmp+szArr);
+      }
+
       static PyObject *IsPartStructured(PyObject *li, PyObject *st) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       {
         int szArr,sw,iTypppArr;
@@ -3231,9 +3240,9 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     virtual void copyTinyStringsFrom(const MEDCouplingField *other) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setMesh(const ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingMesh *mesh) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setName(const char *name) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const char *getDescription() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::string getDescription() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setDescription(const char *desc) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const char *getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::string getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     TypeOfField getTypeOfField() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     NatureOfField getNature() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     virtual void setNature(NatureOfField nat) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileData.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileData.cxx
index 8dc033c54..321aefa88 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileData.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileData.cxx
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ bool MEDFileData::unPolyzeMeshes() throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
       MEDFileFields *fs=_fields;
       if(fs)
         for(std::size_t i=0;i<meshesImpacted.size();i++)
-          fs->renumberEntitiesLyingOnMesh(meshesImpacted[i]->getName(),oldCodeOfMeshImpacted[i],newCodeOfMeshImpacted[i],renumParamsOfMeshImpacted[i]);
+          fs->renumberEntitiesLyingOnMesh(meshesImpacted[i]->getName().c_str(),oldCodeOfMeshImpacted[i],newCodeOfMeshImpacted[i],renumParamsOfMeshImpacted[i]);
     }
   return !meshesImpacted.empty();
 }
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.cxx
index 8ee6fde59..c11642437 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.cxx
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@ MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MEDFileFieldPerMesh::finishField2(TypeOfField type, cons
         return finishField(type,glob,dads,locs,mesh,isPfl,arrOut,nasc);
     }
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingMesh> m2=mesh->buildPart(da->getConstPointer(),da->getConstPointer()+da->getNbOfElems());
-  m2->setName(mesh->getName());
+  m2->setName(mesh->getName().c_str());
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=finishField(type,glob,dads,locs,m2,isPfl,arrOut,nasc);
   isPfl=true;
   return ret.retn();
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MEDFileFieldPerMesh::finishFieldNode2(const MEDFileField
     {
       MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> da3=da->transformWithIndArrR(arr2->begin(),arr2->end());
       arrOut->renumberInPlace(da3->getConstPointer());
-      mesh2->setName(mesh->getName());
+      mesh2->setName(mesh->getName().c_str());
       ret->setMesh(mesh2);
       return ret.retn();
     }
@@ -4521,7 +4521,7 @@ MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MEDFileAnyTypeField1TSWithoutSDA::getFieldAtTopLevel(Typ
 MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MEDFileAnyTypeField1TSWithoutSDA::getFieldOnMeshAtLevel(TypeOfField type, int renumPol, const MEDFileFieldGlobsReal *glob, const MEDCouplingMesh *mesh, const DataArrayInt *cellRenum, const DataArrayInt *nodeRenum, MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArray>& arrOut, const MEDFileFieldNameScope& nasc) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
 {
   static const char msg1[]="MEDFileField1TSWithoutSDA::getFieldOnMeshAtLevel : request for a renumbered field following mesh numbering whereas it is a profile field !";
-  int meshId=getMeshIdFromMeshName(mesh->getName());
+  int meshId=getMeshIdFromMeshName(mesh->getName().c_str());
   bool isPfl=false;
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> ret=_field_per_mesh[meshId]->getFieldOnMeshAtLevel(type,glob,mesh,isPfl,arrOut,nasc);
   switch(renumPol)
@@ -4599,7 +4599,7 @@ MEDCouplingFieldDouble *MEDFileAnyTypeField1TSWithoutSDA::getFieldOnMeshAtLevel(
 DataArray *MEDFileAnyTypeField1TSWithoutSDA::getFieldWithProfile(TypeOfField type, int meshDimRelToMax, const MEDFileMesh *mesh, DataArrayInt *&pfl, const MEDFileFieldGlobsReal *glob, const MEDFileFieldNameScope& nasc) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
 {
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingMesh> m=mesh->getGenMeshAtLevel(meshDimRelToMax);
-  int meshId=getMeshIdFromMeshName(mesh->getName());
+  int meshId=getMeshIdFromMeshName(mesh->getName().c_str());
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArray> ret=_field_per_mesh[meshId]->getFieldOnMeshAtLevelWithPfl(type,m,pfl,glob,nasc);
   ret->setName(nasc.getName().c_str());
   return ret.retn();
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.hxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.hxx
index a4b312eb4..2f6e1ae38 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.hxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileField.hxx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
   {
   public:
     void MEDLOADER_EXPORT simpleRepr(std::ostream& oss) const;
-    const MEDLOADER_EXPORT std::string& getName() const { return _name; }
+    std::string MEDLOADER_EXPORT getName() const { return _name; }
     void MEDLOADER_EXPORT setName(const char *name);
     static MEDFileFieldLoc *New(med_idt fid, const char *locName);
     static MEDFileFieldLoc *New(med_idt fid, int id);
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.cxx
index ceb1cf05c..7d43b18a7 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.cxx
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ MEDMeshMultiLev *MEDFileField1TSStruct::buildFromScratchDataSetSupport(const MED
           std::vector<int> levs(1,0);
           return MEDMeshMultiLev::New(mst->getTheMesh(),levs);
         }
+      else
+        return MEDMeshMultiLev::NewOnlyOnNode(mst->getTheMesh(),_already_checked[pos1][0].getPfl(globs));
     }
 }
 
@@ -850,6 +852,14 @@ MEDMeshMultiLev *MEDMeshMultiLev::New(const MEDFileMesh *m, const std::vector<IN
   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDMeshMultiLev::New 2 : unrecognized type of mesh ! Must be in [MEDFileUMesh,MEDFileCMesh,MEDFileCurveLinearMesh] !");
 }
 
+MEDMeshMultiLev *MEDMeshMultiLev::NewOnlyOnNode(const MEDFileMesh *m, const DataArrayInt *pflOnNode) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+{
+  std::vector<int> levs(1,0);
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDMeshMultiLev> ret(MEDMeshMultiLev::New(m,levs));
+  ret->selectPartOfNodes(pflOnNode);
+  return ret.retn();
+}
+
 void MEDMeshMultiLev::setNodeReduction(const DataArrayInt *nr)
 {
   if(nr)
@@ -924,6 +934,22 @@ MEDUMeshMultiLev::MEDUMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileUMesh *m, const std::vector<INTE
     }
 }
 
+void MEDUMeshMultiLev::selectPartOfNodes(const DataArrayInt *pflNodes) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+{
+   if(!pflNodes || !pflNodes->isAllocated())
+     return ;
+   /*std::vector<int> ngs(getNodeGridStructure());
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> conn(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::Build1GTNodalConnectivity(&ngs[0],&ngs[0]+ngs.size()));
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh> m(MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh::New("",GMEDCouplingStructuredMesh::etGeoTypeGivenMeshDimension(ngs.size())));
+  m->setNodalConnectivity(conn);
+  DataArrayInt *cellIds=0;
+  m->fillCellIdsToKeepFromNodeIds(pflNodes->begin(),pflNodes->end(),true,cellIds);
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> cellIdsSafe(cellIds);
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingPointSet> m2(m->buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoords(cellIds->begin(),cellIds->end()));
+  int tmp=-1;
+  _node_reduction=m2->getNodeIdsInUse(tmp);*/
+}
+
 MEDCMeshMultiLev *MEDCMeshMultiLev::New(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
 {
   return new MEDCMeshMultiLev(m,levs);
@@ -951,7 +977,7 @@ MEDCMeshMultiLev::MEDCMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<int>
     }
 }
 
-MEDCMeshMultiLev::MEDCMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities):MEDMeshMultiLev(gts,pfls,nbEntities)
+MEDCMeshMultiLev::MEDCMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities):MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev(gts,pfls,nbEntities)
 {
   if(!m)
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCMeshMultiLev constructor 2 : null input pointer !");
@@ -970,6 +996,16 @@ MEDCMeshMultiLev::MEDCMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<INTE
     }
 }
 
+std::vector<int> MEDCMeshMultiLev::getNodeGridStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+{
+  std::vector<int> ret(_coords.size());
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<_coords.size();i++)
+    ret[i]=_coords[i]->getNumberOfTuples();
+  return ret;
+}
+
+//=
+
 MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev *MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev::New(const MEDFileCurveLinearMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
 {
   return new MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev(m,levs);
@@ -994,7 +1030,7 @@ MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev::MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCurveLinearM
   _structure=m->getMesh()->getNodeGridStructure();
 }
 
-MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev::MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCurveLinearMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities):MEDMeshMultiLev(gts,pfls,nbEntities)
+MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev::MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCurveLinearMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities):MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev(gts,pfls,nbEntities)
 {
   if(!m)
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev constructor 2 : null input pointer !");
@@ -1010,3 +1046,34 @@ MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev::MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCurveLinearM
   _coords=coords;
   _structure=m->getMesh()->getNodeGridStructure();
 }
+
+std::vector<int> MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev::getNodeGridStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+{
+  return _structure;
+}
+
+//=
+
+MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev::MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev()
+{
+}
+
+MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev::MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev(const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities):MEDMeshMultiLev(gts,pfls,nbEntities)
+{
+}
+
+void MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev::selectPartOfNodes(const DataArrayInt *pflNodes) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+{
+  if(!pflNodes || !pflNodes->isAllocated())
+    return ;
+  std::vector<int> ngs(getNodeGridStructure());
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> conn(MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::Build1GTNodalConnectivity(&ngs[0],&ngs[0]+ngs.size()));
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh> m(MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh::New("",MEDCouplingStructuredMesh::GetGeoTypeGivenMeshDimension(ngs.size())));
+  m->setNodalConnectivity(conn);
+  DataArrayInt *cellIds=0;
+  m->fillCellIdsToKeepFromNodeIds(pflNodes->begin(),pflNodes->end(),true,cellIds);
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> cellIdsSafe(cellIds);
+  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingPointSet> m2(m->buildPartOfMySelfKeepCoords(cellIds->begin(),cellIds->end()));
+  int tmp=-1;
+  _node_reduction=m2->getNodeIdsInUse(tmp);
+}
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.hxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.hxx
index 994076a20..6dca9aa9d 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.hxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileFieldOverView.hxx
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
   public:
     static MEDMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static MEDMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    static MEDMeshMultiLev *NewOnlyOnNode(const MEDFileMesh *m, const DataArrayInt *pflOnNode) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setNodeReduction(const DataArrayInt *nr);
+    virtual void selectPartOfNodes(const DataArrayInt *pflNodes) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) = 0;
   protected:
     MEDMeshMultiLev();
     MEDMeshMultiLev(const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities);
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
   public:
     static MEDUMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileUMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static MEDUMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileUMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    void selectPartOfNodes(const DataArrayInt *pflNodes) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   private:
     MEDUMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileUMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs);
     MEDUMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileUMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities);
@@ -93,11 +96,22 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> > _parts;
   };
 
-  class MEDCMeshMultiLev : public MEDMeshMultiLev
+  class MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev : public MEDMeshMultiLev
+  {
+  public:
+    void selectPartOfNodes(const DataArrayInt *pflNodes) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    virtual std::vector<int> getNodeGridStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) = 0;
+  protected:
+    MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev();
+    MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev(const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities);
+  };
+  
+  class MEDCMeshMultiLev : public MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev
   {
   public:
     static MEDCMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static MEDCMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::vector<int> getNodeGridStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   private:
     MEDCMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs);
     MEDCMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities);
@@ -105,11 +119,12 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> > _coords;
   };
 
-  class MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev : public MEDMeshMultiLev
+  class MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev : public MEDStructuredMeshMultiLev
   {
   public:
     static MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileCurveLinearMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev *New(const MEDFileCurveLinearMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls , const std::vector<int>& nbEntities) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::vector<int> getNodeGridStructure() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   private:
     MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCurveLinearMesh *m, const std::vector<int>& levs);
     MEDCurveLinearMeshMultiLev(const MEDFileCurveLinearMesh *m, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& gts, const std::vector<const DataArrayInt *>& pfls, const std::vector<int>& nbEntities);
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.cxx
index 569c46e9c..615abd7aa 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.cxx
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMesh::getMeshAtLevel(int meshDimRelToMaxExt, bool renu
           MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> cc=_coords->deepCpy();
           umesh->setCoords(cc);
           MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::ClearNonDiscrAttributes(umesh);
-          umesh->setName(getName());
+          umesh->setName(getName().c_str());
           return umesh;
         }
     }
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@ void MEDFileUMesh::duplicateNodesOnM1Group(const char *grpNameM1, DataArrayInt *
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> szOfCellGrpOfSameType(tmp00);
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> idInMsOfCellGrpOfSameType(tmp11);
   //
-  newm1->setName(getName());
+  newm1->setName(getName().c_str());
   const DataArrayInt *fam=getFamilyFieldAtLevel(-1);
   if(!fam)
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMesh::duplicateNodesOnM1Group : internal problem !");
@@ -3526,7 +3526,7 @@ void MEDFileUMesh::setMeshes(const std::vector<const MEDCouplingUMesh *>& ms, bo
   for(std::vector<const MEDCouplingUMesh *>::const_iterator it=ms.begin();it!=ms.end();it++)
     {
       int mdim=(*it)->getMeshDimension();
-      setName((*it)->getName());
+      setName((*it)->getName().c_str());
       setMeshAtLevel(mdim-zeDim,const_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(*it),renum);
     }
   setName(name.c_str());
@@ -5050,7 +5050,7 @@ std::size_t MEDFileMeshMultiTS::getHeapMemorySize() const
   return ret;
 }
 
-const char *MEDFileMeshMultiTS::getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
+std::string MEDFileMeshMultiTS::getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception)
 {
   if(_mesh_one_ts.empty())
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshMultiTS::getName : no time steps set !");
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.hxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.hxx
index b0b77289a..595d432df 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.hxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMesh.hxx
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     virtual void clearNonDiscrAttributes() const;
     void setName(const char *name) { _name=name; }
     bool changeNames(const std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::string> >& modifTab) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const char *getName() const { return _name.c_str(); }
+    std::string getName() const { return _name; }
     const char *getUnivName() const { return _univ_name.c_str(); }
     bool getUnivNameWrStatus() const { return _univ_wr_status; }
     void setUnivNameWrStatus(bool newStatus) { _univ_wr_status=newStatus; }
     void setDescription(const char *name) { _desc_name=name; }
-    const char *getDescription() const { return _desc_name.c_str(); }
+    std::string getDescription() const { return _desc_name; }
     void setOrder(int order) { _order=order; }
     int getOrder() const { return _order; }
     void setIteration(int it) { _iteration=it; }
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     static MEDFileMeshMultiTS *New(const char *fileName, const char *mName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     MEDFileMeshMultiTS *deepCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     std::size_t getHeapMemorySize() const;
-    const char *getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::string getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setName(const char *newMeshName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     bool changeNames(const std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::string> >& modifTab) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     MEDFileMesh *getOneTimeStep() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx
index c5983997e..d023393e7 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx
@@ -1144,8 +1144,8 @@ void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::synchronizeTinyInfo(const MEDFileMesh& master
       const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *tmp(*it);
       if(tmp)
         {
-          (const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(tmp))->setName(master.getName());
-          (const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(tmp))->setDescription(master.getDescription());
+          (const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(tmp))->setName(master.getName().c_str());
+          (const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(tmp))->setDescription(master.getDescription().c_str());
           (const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(tmp))->setTime(master.getTimeValue(),master.getIteration(),master.getOrder());
           (const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(tmp))->setTimeUnit(master.getTimeUnit());
         }
@@ -1153,8 +1153,8 @@ void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::synchronizeTinyInfo(const MEDFileMesh& master
   const MEDCouplingUMesh *m(_m);
   if(m)
     {
-      (const_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m))->setName(master.getName());
-      (const_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m))->setDescription(master.getDescription());
+      (const_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m))->setName(master.getName().c_str());
+      (const_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m))->setDescription(master.getDescription().c_str());
       (const_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m))->setTime(master.getTimeValue(),master.getIteration(),master.getOrder());
       (const_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m))->setTimeUnit(master.getTimeUnit());
     }
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileParameter.hxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileParameter.hxx
index 43b147322..cb4c6fad1 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileParameter.hxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileParameter.hxx
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
   {
   public:
     void setDescription(const char *name) { _desc_name=name; }
-    const char *getDescription() const { return _desc_name.c_str(); }
+    std::string getDescription() const { return _desc_name; }
     void setTimeUnit(const char *unit) { _dt_unit=unit; }
-    const char *getTimeUnit() const { return _dt_unit.c_str(); }
+    std::string getTimeUnit() const { return _dt_unit; }
     std::size_t getHeapMemSizeOfStrings() const;
     bool isEqualStrings(const MEDFileParameterTinyInfo& other, std::string& what) const;
   protected:
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     virtual std::string simpleRepr() const;
     std::size_t getHeapMemorySize() const;
     void setName(const char *name) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) { _name=name; }
-    const char *getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) { return _name.c_str(); }
+    std::string getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception) { return _name; }
     void write(const char *fileName, int mode) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   private:
     MEDFileParameterDouble1TS();
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     static MEDFileParameterMultiTS *New();
     static MEDFileParameterMultiTS *New(const char *fileName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static MEDFileParameterMultiTS *New(const char *fileName, const char *paramName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const char *getName() const { return _name.c_str(); }
+    std::string getName() const { return _name; }
     void setName(const char *name) { _name=name; }
     std::size_t getHeapMemorySize() const;
     MEDFileParameterMultiTS *deepCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDLoader.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDLoader.cxx
index dfcc4a802..525a94e07 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDLoader.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDLoader.cxx
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ void MEDLoader::WriteField(const char *fileName, const ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingFi
         MEDLoaderNS::writeFieldWithoutReadingAndMappingOfMeshInFile(fileName,f,false);
       else
         {
-          MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileMesh> mm=MEDFileMesh::New(fileName,f->getMesh()->getName());
+          MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileMesh> mm=MEDFileMesh::New(fileName,f->getMesh()->getName().c_str());
           const MEDFileMesh *mmPtr(mm);
           const MEDFileUMesh *mmuPtr=dynamic_cast<const MEDFileUMesh *>(mmPtr);
           if(!mmuPtr)
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/SauvMedConvertor.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/SauvMedConvertor.cxx
index c4b17862c..1b811c497 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/SauvMedConvertor.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/SauvMedConvertor.cxx
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ ParaMEDMEM::MEDFileUMesh* IntermediateMED::makeMEDFileMesh()
 
   coords->decrRef();
 
-  if ( !mesh->getName() || strlen( mesh->getName() ) == 0 )
+  if ( !mesh->getName().c_str() || strlen( mesh->getName().c_str() ) == 0 )
     mesh->setName( "MESH" );
 
   return mesh;
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/SauvWriter.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/SauvWriter.cxx
index 13f44b92f..4a2105620 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/SauvWriter.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/SauvWriter.cxx
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void SauvWriter::fillProfileSubMeshes()
           vector< vector<TypeOfField> > typesF;
           vector< vector<string> > pfls, locs;
           fields[i]->getFieldSplitedByType( iters[0].first, iters[0].second,
-                                            _fileMesh->getName(), types, typesF, pfls, locs);
+                                            _fileMesh->getName().c_str(), types, typesF, pfls, locs);
           int dimRelExt;
           for ( size_t iType = 0; iType < types.size(); ++iType )
             {
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ int SauvWriter::evaluateNbProfileSubMeshes() const
       vector< vector<TypeOfField> > typesF;
       vector< vector<string> > pfls, locs;
       _cellFields[i]->getFieldSplitedByType( iters[0].first, iters[0].second,
-                                             _fileMesh->getName(), types, typesF, pfls, locs);
+                                             _fileMesh->getName().c_str(), types, typesF, pfls, locs);
       nb += 2 * types.size(); // x 2 - a type can be on nodes and on cells at the same time
     }
 
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ void SauvWriter::writeNodalFields(map<string,int>& fldNamePrefixMap)
           vector< vector<TypeOfField> > typesF;
           vector< vector<string> > pfls, locs;
           vector< vector< std::pair<int,int> > > valsVec;
-          valsVec=_nodeFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName(),
+          valsVec=_nodeFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName().c_str(),
                                                           types, typesF, pfls, locs);
           // believe that there can be only one type in a nodal field,
           // so do not use a loop on types
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ void SauvWriter::writeNodalFields(map<string,int>& fldNamePrefixMap)
           vector< vector<TypeOfField> > typesF;
           vector< vector<string> > pfls, locs;
           vector< vector< std::pair<int,int> > > valsVec;
-          valsVec = _nodeFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName(),
+          valsVec = _nodeFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName().c_str(),
                                                             types, typesF, pfls, locs);
           // believe that there can be only one type in a nodal field,
           // so do not perform a loop on types
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ void SauvWriter::writeElemFields(map<string,int>& fldNamePrefixMap)
           vector< vector<TypeOfField> > typesF;
           vector< vector<string> > pfls, locs;
           vector< vector< std::pair<int,int> > > valsVec;
-          valsVec = _cellFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName(),
+          valsVec = _cellFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName().c_str(),
                                                             types, typesF, pfls, locs);
           for ( size_t i = 0; i < valsVec.size(); ++i )
             nbSub += valsVec[i].size();
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ void SauvWriter::writeElemFields(map<string,int>& fldNamePrefixMap)
           vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> types;
           vector< vector<TypeOfField> > typesF;
           vector< vector<string> > pfls, locs;
-          _cellFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName(),
+          _cellFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( it.first, it.second, _fileMesh->getName().c_str(),
                                                   types, typesF, pfls, locs);
           for ( size_t iType = 0; iType < pfls.size(); ++iType )
             for ( size_t iP = 0; iP < pfls[iType].size(); ++iP )
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ void SauvWriter::writeElemTimeStamp(int iF, int iter, int order)
   vector< vector<TypeOfField> > typesF;
   vector< vector<string> > pfls, locs;
   vector< vector< std::pair<int,int> > > valsVec;
-  valsVec = _cellFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( iter, order, _fileMesh->getName(),
+  valsVec = _cellFields[iF]->getFieldSplitedByType( iter, order, _fileMesh->getName().c_str(),
                                                     types, typesF, pfls, locs);
   for ( size_t iType = 0; iType < pfls.size(); ++iType )
     for ( size_t iP = 0; iP < pfls[iType].size(); ++iP )
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/Swig/MEDLoaderCommon.i b/src/MEDLoader/Swig/MEDLoaderCommon.i
index d6a0a2083..c0b36d9bc 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/Swig/MEDLoaderCommon.i
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/Swig/MEDLoaderCommon.i
@@ -438,12 +438,12 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     virtual MEDFileMesh *shallowCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     virtual void clearNonDiscrAttributes() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setName(const char *name);
-    const char *getName();
+    std::string getName();
     const char *getUnivName() const;
     bool getUnivNameWrStatus() const;
     void setUnivNameWrStatus(bool newStatus);
     void setDescription(const char *name);
-    const char *getDescription() const;
+    std::string getDescription() const;
     void setOrder(int order);
     int getOrder() const;
     void setIteration(int it);
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     static MEDFileMeshMultiTS *New(const char *fileName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static MEDFileMeshMultiTS *New(const char *fileName, const char *mName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     MEDFileMeshMultiTS *deepCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const char *getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::string getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void write(const char *fileName, int mode) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setOneTimeStep(MEDFileMesh *mesh1TimeStep) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     %extend
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
   class MEDFileFieldLoc : public RefCountObject
   {
   public:
-    const std::string& getName() const;
+    std::string getName() const;
     int getDimension() const;
     int getNumberOfGaussPoints() const;
     int getNumberOfPointsInCells() const;
@@ -2338,9 +2338,9 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
   {
   public:
     void setDescription(const char *name);
-    const char *getDescription() const;
+    std::string getDescription() const;
     void setTimeUnit(const char *unit);
-    const char *getTimeUnit() const;
+    std::string getTimeUnit() const;
   };
 
   class MEDFileParameterDouble1TS : public MEDFileParameterDouble1TSWTI, public MEDFileParameterTinyInfo
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     virtual MEDFileParameter1TS *deepCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     virtual std::string simpleRepr() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void setName(const char *name) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const char *getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+    std::string getName() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void write(const char *fileName, int mode) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     %extend
     {
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ namespace ParaMEDMEM
     static MEDFileParameterMultiTS *New();
     static MEDFileParameterMultiTS *New(const char *fileName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     static MEDFileParameterMultiTS *New(const char *fileName, const char *paramName) throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
-    const char *getName() const;
+    std::string getName() const;
     void setName(const char *name);
     MEDFileParameterMultiTS *deepCpy() const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
     void write(const char *fileName, int mode) const throw(INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/Test/MEDLoaderTest.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/Test/MEDLoaderTest.cxx
index bd8970b7b..738b576c0 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/Test/MEDLoaderTest.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/Test/MEDLoaderTest.cxx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMesh1DRW()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build1DMesh_1();
   mesh->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh("file1.med",mesh,true);
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file1.med",mesh->getName(),0);
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file1.med",mesh->getName().c_str(),0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->isEqual(mesh_rw,1e-12));
   mesh_rw->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMesh2DCurveRW()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DCurveMesh_1();
   mesh->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh("file2.med",mesh,true);
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file2.med",mesh->getName(),0);
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file2.med",mesh->getName().c_str(),0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->isEqual(mesh_rw,1e-12));
   mesh_rw->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMesh2DRW()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build2DMesh_1();
   mesh->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh("file3.med",mesh,true);
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file3.med",mesh->getName(),0);
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file3.med",mesh->getName().c_str(),0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->isEqual(mesh_rw,1e-12));
   mesh_rw->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMesh3DSurfRW()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build3DSurfMesh_1();
   mesh->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh("file4.med",mesh,true);
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file4.med",mesh->getName(),0);
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file4.med",mesh->getName().c_str(),0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->isEqual(mesh_rw,1e-12));
   mesh_rw->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMesh3DRW()
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh=build3DMesh_1();
   mesh->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh("file5.med",mesh,true);
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file5.med",mesh->getName(),0);
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile("file5.med",mesh->getName().c_str(),0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->isEqual(mesh_rw,1e-12));
   mesh_rw->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -91,17 +91,17 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldRW1()
 {
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=buildVecFieldOnCells_1();
   MEDLoader::WriteField("file6.med",f1,true);
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell("file6.med",f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),0,1);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell("file6.med",f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),0,1);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f1->decrRef();
   f2->decrRef();
   //
   f1=buildVecFieldOnNodes_1();
   MEDLoader::WriteField("file7.med",f1,true);
-  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode("file7.med",f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,3);
+  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode("file7.med",f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,3);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   // testing kind message on error of field type.
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell("file7.med",f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,3),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell("file7.med",f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,3),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   //
   f1->decrRef();
   f2->decrRef();
@@ -125,22 +125,22 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldRW2()
   tmp[0]=VAL2;
   MEDLoader::WriteFieldUsingAlreadyWrittenMesh(fileName,f1);
   //retrieving time steps...
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),8,9);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),8,9);
   f1->setTime(10.,8,9);
   tmp[0]=VAL1;
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f2->decrRef();
-  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),0,1);
+  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),0,1);
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=buildVecFieldOnCells_1();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f3->decrRef();
   f2->decrRef();
-  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),18,19);
+  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),18,19);
   f1->setTime(10.14,18,19);
   tmp[0]=VAL2;
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   //test of throw on invalid (dt,it)
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),28,19),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_THROW(MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),28,19),INTERP_KERNEL::Exception);
   f2->decrRef();
   f1->decrRef();
   //ON NODES
@@ -154,17 +154,17 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldRW2()
   f1->setTime(210.,208,209);
   tmp[3]=VAL2;
   MEDLoader::WriteFieldUsingAlreadyWrittenMesh(fileName2,f1);
-  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),108,109);
+  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),108,109);
   f1->setTime(110.,108,109);
   tmp[3]=VAL1;
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f2->decrRef();
-  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,3);
+  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,3);
   f3=buildVecFieldOnNodes_1();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f3->decrRef();
   f2->decrRef();
-  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),208,209);
+  f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),208,209);
   f1->setTime(210.,208,209);
   tmp[3]=VAL2;
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldProfilRW1()
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh(fileName,mesh1,true);
   const int part1[5]={1,2,4,13,15};
   MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh2=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)mesh1->buildPartOfMySelf(part1,part1+5,true);
-  mesh2->setName(mesh1->getName());//<- important for the test
+  mesh2->setName(mesh1->getName().c_str());//<- important for the test
   //
   int nbOfCells=mesh2->getNumberOfCells();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(5,nbOfCells);
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldProfilRW1()
   //
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName,f1,false);//<- false important for the test
   //
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,7);
-  std::vector<ParaMEDMEM::TypeOfField> types=MEDLoader::GetTypesOfField(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),f1->getName());
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,7);
+  std::vector<ParaMEDMEM::TypeOfField> types=MEDLoader::GetTypesOfField(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),f1->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)types.size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(types[0]==ON_CELLS);
   f2->checkCoherency();
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldNodeProfilRW1()
   f1->checkCoherency();
   const int arr2[2]={1,4};//node ids are 2,4,5,3,6,7
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=f1->buildSubPart(arr2,arr2+2);
-  (const_cast<MEDCouplingMesh *>(f2->getMesh()))->setName(f1->getMesh()->getName());
+  (const_cast<MEDCouplingMesh *>(f2->getMesh()))->setName(f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str());
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName,f2,false);//<- false important for the test
   //
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName,f2->getMesh()->getName(),0,f2->getName(),2,7);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName,f2->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f2->getName().c_str(),2,7);
   f3->checkCoherency();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f3->decrRef();
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldNodeProfilRW1()
   f2->renumberNodes(arr3);
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh(fileName2,m,true);
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName2,f2,false);//<- false important for the test
-  f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f2->getMesh()->getName(),0,f2->getName(),2,7);
+  f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName2,f2->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f2->getName().c_str(),2,7);
   f3->checkCoherency();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f3->decrRef();
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldNodeProfilRW2()
   f1->renumberNodes(renumArr);
   f1->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName,f1,false);//<- false important for the test
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,7);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,7);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f2->isEqual(f1,1e-12,1e-12));
   //
   f2->decrRef();
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldGaussRW1()
   const char fileName[]="file13.med";
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=buildVecFieldOnGauss_1();
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName,f1,true);
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadField(ON_GAUSS_PT,fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),1,5);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadField(ON_GAUSS_PT,fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),1,5);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f2->decrRef();
   f1->decrRef();
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldGaussNERW1()
   const char fileName[]="file14.med";
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=buildVecFieldOnGaussNE_1();
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName,f1,true);
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadField(ON_GAUSS_NE,fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),1,5);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadField(ON_GAUSS_NE,fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),1,5);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f1->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f2->decrRef();
   f1->decrRef();
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMesh3DSurfShuffleRW()
   mesh->renumberCells(renumber1,false);
   mesh->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh(fileName,mesh,true);
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile(fileName,mesh->getName(),0);
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *mesh_rw=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile(fileName,mesh->getName().c_str(),0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(mesh->isEqual(mesh_rw,1e-12));
   mesh_rw->decrRef();
   mesh->decrRef();
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testFieldShuffleRW1()
   const int renumber1[6]={2,1,5,0,3,4};
   f1->renumberCells(renumber1,false);
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName,f1,true);
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,mesh->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,7);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,mesh->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,7);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f2->isEqual(f1,1e-12,1e-12));
   f2->decrRef();
   //
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMultiFieldShuffleRW1()
   its.push_back(std::pair<int,int>(1,2));
   its.push_back(std::pair<int,int>(3,4));
   its.push_back(std::pair<int,int>(5,6));
-  std::vector<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fs=MEDLoader::ReadFieldsOnSameMesh(ON_CELLS,fileName,f_1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f_1->getName(),its);
+  std::vector<MEDCouplingFieldDouble *> fs=MEDLoader::ReadFieldsOnSameMesh(ON_CELLS,fileName,f_1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f_1->getName().c_str(),its);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3,(int)fs.size());
   const MEDCouplingMesh *mm=fs[0]->getMesh();
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fs[0]->isEqual(f_1,1e-12,1e-12));
@@ -633,11 +633,11 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testWriteUMeshesRW1()
   meshes.push_back(m2d);
   meshes.push_back(m3d);
   MEDLoader::WriteUMeshes(fileName,meshes,true);
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *m3d_bis=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile(fileName,m2d->getName(),0);
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *m3d_bis=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile(fileName,m2d->getName().c_str(),0);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!m3d_bis->isEqual(m3d,1e-12));
-  m3d_bis->setName(m3d->getName());
+  m3d_bis->setName(m3d->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m3d_bis->isEqual(m3d,1e-12));
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *m2d_bis=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile(fileName,m2d->getName(),-1);//-1 for faces
+  MEDCouplingUMesh *m2d_bis=MEDLoader::ReadUMeshFromFile(fileName,m2d->getName().c_str(),-1);//-1 for faces
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m2d_bis->isEqual(m2d,1e-12));
   // Creation of a field on faces.
   MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f1=MEDCouplingFieldDouble::New(ON_CELLS,ONE_TIME);
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testWriteUMeshesRW1()
   f1->setTime(3.14,2,7);
   f1->checkCoherency();
   MEDLoader::WriteFieldUsingAlreadyWrittenMesh(fileName,f1);
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),-1,f1->getName(),2,7);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f2=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),-1,f1->getName().c_str(),2,7);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f2->isEqual(f1,1e-12,1e-12));
   f1->decrRef();
   f2->decrRef();
@@ -704,26 +704,26 @@ void MEDLoaderTest::testMixCellAndNodesFieldRW1()
   f2->checkCoherency();
   //
   MEDLoader::WriteField(fileName,f1,true);
-  std::vector<ParaMEDMEM::TypeOfField> ts=MEDLoader::GetTypesOfField(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),f1->getName());
+  std::vector<ParaMEDMEM::TypeOfField> ts=MEDLoader::GetTypesOfField(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),f1->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)ts.size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ON_CELLS,ts[0]);
-  std::vector<std::string> fs=MEDLoader::GetAllFieldNamesOnMesh(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName());
+  std::vector<std::string> fs=MEDLoader::GetAllFieldNamesOnMesh(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)fs.size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fs[0]=="FieldMix");
   MEDLoader::WriteFieldUsingAlreadyWrittenMesh(fileName,f2);
-  fs=MEDLoader::GetAllFieldNamesOnMesh(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName());
+  fs=MEDLoader::GetAllFieldNamesOnMesh(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1,(int)fs.size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fs[0]=="FieldMix");
   //
-  ts=MEDLoader::GetTypesOfField(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),f1->getName());
+  ts=MEDLoader::GetTypesOfField(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),f1->getName().c_str());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2,(int)ts.size());
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ON_NODES,ts[0]);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(ON_CELLS,ts[1]);
   //
-  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,7);
+  MEDCouplingFieldDouble *f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldNode(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,7);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->isEqual(f2,1e-12,1e-12));
   f3->decrRef();
-  f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName(),0,f1->getName(),2,7);
+  f3=MEDLoader::ReadFieldCell(fileName,f1->getMesh()->getName().c_str(),0,f1->getName().c_str(),2,7);
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT(f3->isEqual(f1,1e-12,1e-12));
   f3->decrRef();
   //
diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/Test/SauvLoaderTest.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/Test/SauvLoaderTest.cxx
index 113633c73..62410d9b5 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/Test/SauvLoaderTest.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/Test/SauvLoaderTest.cxx
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void SauvLoaderTest::testMed2Sauv()
     }
   // "Field on 2 faces"
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileFieldMultiTS> fieldOnFaces =
-    dynamic_cast<MEDFileFieldMultiTS *>(d2->getFields()->getFieldWithName(f1->getName()));
+    dynamic_cast<MEDFileFieldMultiTS *>(d2->getFields()->getFieldWithName(f1->getName().c_str()));
   io1 = fieldOnFaces->getIterations();
   MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingFieldDouble> fof =
     fieldOnFaces->getFieldOnMeshAtLevel(f1->getTypeOfField(),io1[0].first,io1[0].second,um1);
diff --git a/src/MEDOP/cmp/MEDDataManager_i.cxx b/src/MEDOP/cmp/MEDDataManager_i.cxx
index b64b90a37..88e32191a 100644
--- a/src/MEDOP/cmp/MEDDataManager_i.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDOP/cmp/MEDDataManager_i.cxx
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ MEDCouplingFieldDouble * MEDDataManager_i::getFieldDouble(const MEDOP::FieldHand
   long sourceid = _meshHandlerMap[meshid]->sourceid;
 
   const char * filepath = source_to_file((_datasourceHandlerMap[sourceid])->uri);
-  const char * meshName = myMesh->getName();
+  const char * meshName = myMesh->getName().c_str();
   LOG("getFieldDouble: field "<<fieldHandler->fieldname<<" loaded from file "<<filepath);
   TypeOfField type = (TypeOfField)fieldHandler->type;
   int meshDimRelToMax = 0;
@@ -612,8 +612,8 @@ MEDCouplingFieldDouble * MEDDataManager_i::getFieldDouble(const MEDOP::FieldHand
 MEDOP::FieldHandler * MEDDataManager_i::addField(MEDCouplingFieldDouble * fieldDouble,
              long meshHandlerId)
 {
-  const char * fieldName = fieldDouble->getName();
-  const char * meshName  = fieldDouble->getMesh()->getName();
+  const char * fieldName = fieldDouble->getName().c_str();
+  const char * meshName  = fieldDouble->getMesh()->getName().c_str();
   TypeOfField  type      = fieldDouble->getTypeOfField();
 
   int iteration, order;
diff --git a/src/ParaMEDLoader/ParaMEDLoader.cxx b/src/ParaMEDLoader/ParaMEDLoader.cxx
index da973787c..50519734f 100644
--- a/src/ParaMEDLoader/ParaMEDLoader.cxx
+++ b/src/ParaMEDLoader/ParaMEDLoader.cxx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void ParaMEDLoader::WriteParaMesh(const char *fileName, ParaMEDMEM::ParaMESH *me
       fileNames[i]=sstr.str();
     }
   if(myRank==0)
-    WriteMasterFile(fileName,fileNames,mesh->getCellMesh()->getName());
+    WriteMasterFile(fileName,fileNames,mesh->getCellMesh()->getName().c_str());
   MEDLoader::WriteUMesh(fileNames[myRank].c_str(),dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(mesh->getCellMesh()),true);
 }