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methods for variable integer to string conversion

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 Is there any way to convert a variable of the integer type to a string.  Currently i must create a set of pins with names varying from IN0 onward.  I tried everything from casting the int to string with quotations to evaluating the symbol/variable then casting into a string with symbolToString.  All seem to be limited with no direct way from int to string.  Currently i have resorted to using random naming for the program to work as follows:

 for(j 0 n

if(j==0 then
db_outnet=dbCreateNet(db_outcell "IN0")
db_figId = dbCreateRect(db_outcell  list("METAL1")  list(0:5.025 0.375:5.4))
dbCreatePin(db_outnet db_figId "IN0")

else
outname=symbolToString(gensym('IN))
db_outnet=dbCreateNet(db_outcell outname)
db_figId = dbCreateRect(db_outcell  list("METAL1")  list(0:(3.7+rth*j) 0.375:(rth*j+4.1)))
dbCreatePin(db_outnet db_figId outname)

outname=symbolToString(gensym('IN))
db_outnet=dbCreateNet(db_outcell outname)
db_figId = dbCreateRect(db_outcell  list("METAL1")  list(0:(5.025+rth*j) 0.375:(rth*j+5.4)))
dbCreatePin(db_outnet db_figId outname) 

 This creates IN0 then continues creating input pins in numerical order from a random index.  I need to be able to create "IN" + j.string in java terms.

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  • Hi Lawrence,

    I shall appreciate if you could help me achieve the opposite, i.e. converting string to a variable.

    I want the vertices of a polygon to be variables with an index (say 'm') included in its name which gets updated in a 'for' loop. I'm unable to assign an integer value to this. Please see below:

    pp1_1x=some integer variable

    pp1_1y=some integer variable

    pp1_2x=some integer variable

    pp1_2y=some integer variable

    and so on.

    In Matlab the vertices names would be as simple as:

    pp(m)_1x=interger variable,

    pp(m)_1y=integer variable, etc. & you can sweep the value of 'm'

    I tried this but obviously this didn't work in SKILL.

    the other thing I tried was this:

    m=1 (say)

    stringToSymbol(sprintf(x "pp%d_1x" m)

    this gives me x="pp1_1x"

     At this point I can assign an integer value to 'x' but "pp1_1x" is still an undefined variable, actually it's still a string.

     

    Therefore I tried to write to a symbol directly with this:

    printf("pp%d_1x" m)=some integer value

    but this is not even allowed. Please suggest.

     

    Regards,

    Adil Khalil.
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  • Hi Lawrence,

    I shall appreciate if you could help me achieve the opposite, i.e. converting string to a variable.

    I want the vertices of a polygon to be variables with an index (say 'm') included in its name which gets updated in a 'for' loop. I'm unable to assign an integer value to this. Please see below:

    pp1_1x=some integer variable

    pp1_1y=some integer variable

    pp1_2x=some integer variable

    pp1_2y=some integer variable

    and so on.

    In Matlab the vertices names would be as simple as:

    pp(m)_1x=interger variable,

    pp(m)_1y=integer variable, etc. & you can sweep the value of 'm'

    I tried this but obviously this didn't work in SKILL.

    the other thing I tried was this:

    m=1 (say)

    stringToSymbol(sprintf(x "pp%d_1x" m)

    this gives me x="pp1_1x"

     At this point I can assign an integer value to 'x' but "pp1_1x" is still an undefined variable, actually it's still a string.

     

    Therefore I tried to write to a symbol directly with this:

    printf("pp%d_1x" m)=some integer value

    but this is not even allowed. Please suggest.

     

    Regards,

    Adil Khalil.
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