diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/Base.h b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/Base.h
index c554389c032..597c97148ac 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/Base.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/Base.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API Base : public IntrusiveObject
     void addOutputsToCallback(const std::string& name, std::initializer_list<BaseData*> outputs);
 
 
+    /// Returns the path to the Base. it is possible to use different character as separator.
     virtual std::string getPathName() const { return ""; }
 
     /// Accessor to the object name
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.cpp
index d449b0b7a7e..d556cb41417 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.cpp
@@ -140,10 +140,17 @@ bool BaseData::setParent(BaseData* parent, const std::string& path)
     return true;
 }
 
+std::string BaseData::getPathName() const
+{
+    if(m_owner)
+        return m_owner->getPathName()+"."+getName();
+    return getName();
+}
+
 std::string BaseData::getLinkPath() const
 {
     if(m_owner)
-        return "@"+m_owner->getPathName()+"."+getName();
+        return "@"+getPathName();
     return "";
 }
 
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h
index 3c45a0d52dd..eafe21c81ca 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseData.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class SOFA_CORE_API BaseData : public DDGNode
 
     /// If we use the Data as a link and not as value directly
     virtual std::string getLinkPath() const;
+    std::string getPathName()const;
 
     /// Return whether this %Data can be used as a linkPath.
     ///
diff --git a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseObject.cpp b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseObject.cpp
index 390116d17ef..6e7394fdbb9 100644
--- a/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseObject.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/framework/Core/src/sofa/core/objectmodel/BaseObject.cpp
@@ -342,22 +342,19 @@ SReal BaseObject::getTime() const
     return getContext()->getTime();
 }
 
-std::string BaseObject::getPathName() const {
-
-    const BaseContext* context = this->getContext();
-    std::string result = "";
-    if( context )
-    {
-        const BaseNode* node = context->toBaseNode();
-        if( node ) {
-            result += node->getPathName();
-            if (node->getPathName() != "/")
-                result += "/";
-        }
-
-    }
-    result += getName();
-    return result;
+std::string BaseObject::getPathName() const
+{
+    auto node = dynamic_cast<const BaseNode*>(getContext());
+    if(!node)
+        return getName();
+
+    auto pathname = node->getPathName();
+    std::stringstream tmp;
+    tmp << pathname;
+    if (pathname != "/")
+        tmp << "/";
+    tmp << getName();
+    return tmp.str();
 }
 
 } // namespace sofa::core::objectmodel