On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 8:51 AM Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am using the latest Org master.
>
> I am trying to retrieving user-set parameters for a source block. While I
> am able to retrieve the :switches property for the src-block element,
> :parameters always returns as nil.
>

Here's a comprehensive/literate version (Org file) of the same test case..
requires only ox-ascii.

=====
#+TITLE: Org Element :parameters parsing issue
* Activating debug
1. Hit =C-c C-c= on the below block, and allow its evaluation.
   #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n :eval no-export :results output silent
   (defun debug/org-ascii-src-block (orig-fun &rest args)
     "Print few debug messages before executing `org-ascii-src-block'."
     (let* ((src-block (car args))
            (switches (org-element-property :switches src-block))
            (parameters (org-element-property :parameters src-block))
            (number-lines (org-element-property :number-lines src-block)))
       (message "[src-block dbg] number-lines: %S" number-lines)
       (message "[src-block dbg] switches: %S" switches)
       (message "[src-block dbg] parameters: %S" parameters))
     (apply orig-fun args))
   (advice-add 'org-ascii-src-block :around #'debug/org-ascii-src-block)
   #+END_SRC
2. Do =C-c C-e t A= to export this file using Ascii backend, to a buffer.
/We do
   not need to see the exported file, just the messages output by debug
messages
   in above code snippet.
* Deactivating debug
Evaluate the below (and allow that evaluation) to deactivate these debug
messages.
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :eval no-export :results output silent
(advice-remove 'org-ascii-src-block #'debug/org-ascii-src-block)
#+END_SRC
=====

After following the 2 steps in the "Activating debug" section, you will
find this in *Messages* buffer:

[src-block dbg] number-lines: (new . 0)
[src-block dbg] switches: "-n"
[src-block dbg] parameters: nil
[src-block dbg] number-lines: nil
[src-block dbg] switches: nil
[src-block dbg] parameters: nil

(First 3 messages are for the first code block, and the next 3 messages for
the second code block.)

Why is parameters always nil?
-- 

Kaushal Modi