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setting user property in symbol view

rajivsub

I am trying to set a user property on one of the pins of a symbol. The property is 'nlAction' and has a string value of "ignore". 

I can set it by clicking on the properties of the pin and adding the user property. (in GUI mode)

Any suggestions if there is a skill function that will allow me to add a user property on a schematic symbol object?

I tried using dbSetq but it does not show up on the property form. Also, for a pin with the property added via the form, dbSetq returned nil - so not sure where the user property is getting added to. Could not get it to show up with obj~>?? either. 

 Thanks

 

  • Hi Rajiv,

    Any database object, except for a property itself, can have a property added/attached to it. (For a property of a property, you would need to create a hierarchical property object).  You should be able to do what you want using the dbCreateProp() function:

    dbCreateProp(
     g_object
     t_name
     t_propType
     g_value
    )
     => d_prop / nil

    For certain properties, e.g. time, which looks like a string, you need to use a specific function, dbCreateTimeProp() for example.

    I hope that this helps you.

    Regards,

    Lawrence.

  • Rajiv,

    To answer your specific question, when you add a user defined property on a pin in the symbol editor, the property actually gets added onto the terminal object.

    So you could do the same using:

      dbFindTermByName(cvId "pinName")~>nlAction="ignore"

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • Thanks all,

    Got it to work with your solutions. 

    Appreciate it.

     

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