[PropertyVector] Added an overload function hasPropertyVector

MeshLib/Properties-impl.h

@@ -147,6 +147,23 @@ PropertyVector<T>* Properties::getPropertyVector(std::string_view name)
     return dynamic_cast<PropertyVector<T>*>(it->second);
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+bool Properties::hasPropertyVector(std::string const& name,
+                                   MeshItemType const item_type) const
+{
+    auto const it = _properties.find(name);
+
+    if (it == _properties.end())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    auto property = dynamic_cast<PropertyVector<T>*>(it->second);
+
+    return (property == nullptr) ? false
+                                 : property->getMeshItemType() == item_type;
+}
+
 template <typename T>
 PropertyVector<T> const* Properties::getPropertyVector(
     std::string_view name, MeshItemType const item_type,

MeshLib/Properties.h

@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ public:
     /// @param name the name of the property (for instance porosity)
     bool hasPropertyVector(std::string_view name) const;
 
+    /// Check if a PropertyVector accessible by the name and by the item type
+    /// is already stored within the Properties object.
+    /// @param name      the name of the property, e.g. porosity.
+    /// @param item_type the type of mesh entity, e.g. CELL.
+    template <typename T>
+    bool hasPropertyVector(std::string const& name,
+                           MeshItemType const item_type) const;
+
     std::vector<std::string> getPropertyVectorNames() const;
     std::vector<std::string> getPropertyVectorNames(
         MeshLib::MeshItemType t) const;