diff --git a/Cantera/src/base/ctml.cpp b/Cantera/src/base/ctml.cpp
index 640cfa5dd..8de42e90f 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/base/ctml.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/base/ctml.cpp
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ namespace ctml {
    *   @param  v            Output vector of floats containing the floatArray information.
    *   @param  convert      Conversion to SI is carried out if this boolean is
    *                        True. The default is true.
-   *   @param  typeString   String name of the type attribute. This is an optional 
+   *   @param  unitsString  String name of the type attribute. This is an optional 
    *                        parameter. The default is to have an empty string.
    *                        The only string that is recognized is actEnergy. 
    *                        Anything else has no effect. This affects what
@@ -888,8 +888,9 @@ namespace ctml {
    *
    *   @return              Returns the number of floats read
    */
-  int  getFloatArray(const Cantera::XML_Node& node, vector_fp& v, const bool convert,
-		     const std::string unitsString, const std::string nodeName) {
+  int  getFloatArray(const Cantera::XML_Node& node, Cantera::vector_fp& v, 
+                     const bool convert, const std::string unitsString,
+                     const std::string nodeName) {
     string::size_type icom;
     string numstr;
     doublereal dtmp;
diff --git a/Cantera/src/base/ctml.h b/Cantera/src/base/ctml.h
index 2fe84d95b..85d6f8a3b 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/base/ctml.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/base/ctml.h
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace ctml {
    *   @param  v            Output vector of floats containing the floatArray information.
    *   @param  convert      Conversion to SI is carried out if this boolean is
    *                        True. The default is true.
-   *   @param  typeString   String name of the type attribute. This is an optional 
+   *   @param  unitsString  String name of the type attribute. This is an optional 
    *                        parameter. The default is to have an empty string.
    *                        The only string that is recognized is actEnergy. 
    *                        Anything else has no effect. This affects what
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ namespace ctml {
    *   @return              Returns the number of floats read into v.
    */
   int getFloatArray(const Cantera::XML_Node& node, Cantera::vector_fp& v, 
-		     const bool convert=true, const std::string typeString="",
+		     const bool convert=true, const std::string unitsString="",
 		     const std::string nodeName = "floatArray");
 
   //! This function interprets the value portion of an XML element