RNA

* RNA_struct_name_get_alloc function to get the name from a
  pointer, instead of having to deal with name property.
* CTX_data_pointer_get_type to get data from context with
  a check for the RNA type.

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h
index 4a074ab1546..bab6982abd9 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_access.h
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ const struct ListBase *RNA_struct_defined_properties(StructRNA *srna);
 FunctionRNA *RNA_struct_find_function(PointerRNA *ptr, const char *identifier);
 const struct ListBase *RNA_struct_defined_functions(StructRNA *srna);
 
+char *RNA_struct_name_get_alloc(PointerRNA *ptr, char *fixedbuf, int fixedlen);
+
 /* Properties
  *
  * Access to struct properties. All this works with RNA pointers rather than
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c
index 60774c8432c..a2954d43e0e 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_access.c
@@ -518,6 +518,16 @@ void RNA_struct_blender_type_set(StructRNA *srna, void *blender_type)
 	srna->blender_type= blender_type;
 }
 
+char *RNA_struct_name_get_alloc(PointerRNA *ptr, char *fixedbuf, int fixedlen)
+{
+	PropertyRNA *nameprop;
+
+	if(ptr->data && (nameprop = RNA_struct_name_property(ptr->type)))
+		return RNA_property_string_get_alloc(ptr, nameprop, fixedbuf, fixedlen);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Property Information */
 
 const char *RNA_property_identifier(PropertyRNA *prop)
@@ -658,7 +668,6 @@ void RNA_property_enum_items(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, const EnumPrope
 int RNA_property_enum_value(PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, const char *identifier, int *value)
 {	
 	const EnumPropertyItem *item;
-	int i;
 	
 	RNA_property_enum_items(ptr, prop, &item, NULL);