diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
index 05a8cdbc5..449e73cd4 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
@@ -1322,6 +1322,15 @@ void Element::setElementInformations(DiagramContext dc)
 	emit elementInfoChange(old_info, m_data.m_informations);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Element::elementData
+ * @return the element data used by this element
+ */
+ElementData Element::elementData() const
+{
+	return m_data;
+}
+
 /**
 	@brief comparPos
 	Compare position of the two elements. Compare 3 points:
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
index 554e70f81..ca4d8fa69 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.h
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ class Element : public QetGraphicsItem
 		DiagramContext elementInformations()const
 		{return m_data.m_informations;}
 		virtual void setElementInformations(DiagramContext dc);
+
+		ElementData elementData() const;
+
+		/**
+		 * @brief kindInformations
+		 * @deprecated
+		 * use elementData function instead
+		 * @return
+		 */
 		DiagramContext kindInformations() const
 		{return m_kind_informations;}
 		//@kind_information_ is used to store more information
@@ -165,8 +174,20 @@ class Element : public QetGraphicsItem
 		virtual void unlinkElement(Element *) {}
 		virtual void initLink(QETProject *);
 		QList<Element *> linkedElements ();
+
+		/**
+		 * @brief linkType
+		 * use elementData function instead
+		 * @return
+		 */
 		virtual kind linkType() const {return m_link_type;} // return the linkable type
+		/**
+		 * @brief linkTypeToString
+		 * use elementData function instead
+		 * @return
+		 */
 		QString linkTypeToString() const;
+
 		void newUuid() {m_uuid = QUuid::createUuid();} 	//create new uuid for this element
 
 	protected: