diff --git a/a2l/record_layout.go b/a2l/record_layout.go
index 90ac2a0..ffef354 100644
--- a/a2l/record_layout.go
+++ b/a2l/record_layout.go
@@ -963,7 +963,6 @@ forLooP:
 		} else {
 			break forLooP
 		}
-
 	}
 	return absPos, err
 }
diff --git a/calib_data_test.go b/calib_data_test.go
index 621bd23..905233b 100644
--- a/calib_data_test.go
+++ b/calib_data_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestReadCalibration(t *testing.T) {
 		log.Warn().Msg("time for parsing test files: " + fmt.Sprint(elapsed.Milliseconds()))
 		startTime := time.Now()
 		//find object in a2l struct
-		obj := cd.getObjectByIdent("ASAM.M.MATRIX_DIM_8_4_2.UBYTE.IDENTICAL")
+		obj := cd.GetObjectByIdent("ASAM.M.MATRIX_DIM_8_4_2.UBYTE.IDENTICAL")
 		if len(obj) == 0 {
 			t.Fatalf("unable to find known identifier")
 		}
diff --git a/record_manager.go b/record_manager.go
index 9720bea..16a6568 100644
--- a/record_manager.go
+++ b/record_manager.go
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ func (cd *CalibrationData) getRecordLayout(c *a2l.Characteristic) (*a2l.RecordLa
 	return &rl, nil
 }
 
-// getObjectByIdent returns an object with a given identifier that is defined within the a2l
+// GetObjectByIdent returns an object with a given identifier that is defined within the a2l
 // not all datastructures are checked. Only the most relevant ones
-func (cd *CalibrationData) getObjectByIdent(ident string) []interface{} {
+func (cd *CalibrationData) GetObjectByIdent(ident string) []interface{} {
 	var calibrationObjects []interface{}
 	var buf interface{}
 	var exists bool