# No GetStorableNode method in vtkMRMLStorageNode

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/no-getstorablenode-method-in-vtkmrmlstoragenode/4764>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [November 14, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/no-getstorablenode-method-in-vtkmrmlstoragenode/4764 "2018-11-14T18:45:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sunderlandkyl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sunderlandkyl/32/79987_2.png) [@Sunderlandkyl](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sunderlandkyl)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/no-getstorablenode-method-in-vtkmrmlstoragenode/4764/1 "2018-11-14T18:45:23Z")

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In the case of vtkMRMLDisplayNode, there is a GetDisplayableNode() method.

Is there any reason why there isn’t, or couldn’t be a corresponding GetStorableNode() method in vtkMRMLStorageNode?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 7:03pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/no-getstorablenode-method-in-vtkmrmlstoragenode/4764/2 "2018-11-14T19:03:42Z")

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We should add GetStorableNode() method to vtkMRMLStorageNode(), similarly to display/displayable node. We needed it in vtkMRMLSegmentationStorageNode, too, and added GetAssociatedDataNode() then, but a general solution would be better.

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**Author:** ![Sunderlandkyl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sunderlandkyl/32/79987_2.png) [@Sunderlandkyl](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sunderlandkyl)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/no-getstorablenode-method-in-vtkmrmlstoragenode/4764/3 "2018-11-14T19:15:18Z")

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Sounds good. See pull request here: [https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/1044](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/pull/1044)