- PhantomElement *pelem = new PhantomElement (type, cx, cy, u, v, rot, atten);
+ PhmElemType pe_type = PhantomElement::convertNameToType (type);
+ if (pe_type == PELEM_INVALID) {
+ sys_error (ERR_WARNING, "Unknown PhantomElement type %s [PhantomElement::PhantomElement]", type);
+ return;
+ }