ID 439165 - forceArray hint does not work on NodeTypeBuilder node parameters

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Problem summary
Setting forceArray='True' on sortableArray widget-type parameters does not make them arrays in NodeTypeBuilder nodes

Customer reported version
Katana N/A

Customer reported platform

Steps to reproduce

1) From the Python tab use Script->Source File... from the menu bar to run the attached sortableArray.py script to register the SortableArray node

2) Create a SortableArray node in the NodeGraph

3) Enter NodegraphAPI.GetNode('SortableArray').getParameters().getXML() into the Python tab


Expected behaviour
Python console outputs:

<group_parameter name="SortableArray">  <stringarray_parameter name="myParam" size="1" tupleSize="1">    <string_parameter name="i0" value="myValue"/>  </stringarray_parameter></group_parameter>


Actual behaviour

<group_parameter name="SortableArray">  <string_parameter name="myParam" value="myTestValue"/></group_parameter>


Workaround
Unknown.

Reproduced by support

This bug has been reproduced in:
3.6v1 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10
3.5v3 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10
3.5v1 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10
3.2v4 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10
3.1v1 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10
3.0v1 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10
2.5v1 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10
2.0v1 - CentOS 7 - Windows 10

Earliest version tested
2.0v1 - This issue appears to be in all versions of the product

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