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GUI callback problem.

marbs
marbs over 15 years ago
Hello Sir,

From the GUI code example below,
How can I make a callback statement
for the procedure " oferExampleFormCB(form) " in the main form?,
because I've got no output from the procedure "oferExampleFormCB(form) "
when I click the apply or ok button from the GUI.

Thanks in advance,
Marbs







/* oferExample.il


Author     A.D.Beckett
Group      Custom IC (UK), Cadence Design Systems Ltd.
Language   SKILL
Date       Feb 09, 1999
Modified   Mar 02, 1999
By         A.D.Beckett


Example code to demonstrate how to use various form functions,
use of loading and saving templates, dynamic field addition, etc.


Note that the templates don't include the values of the
dynamic fields - that's an exercise for the reader!


***************************************************


SCCS Info: @(#) oferExample.il 03/02/99.14:02:59 1.2


*/


/***************************************************************
*                                                              *
*                       oferCreateForm()                       *
*                                                              *
*                     Create the main form                     *
*                                                              *
***************************************************************/


procedure(oferCreateForm()
     let((libName cellName viewName browse userData templateFile templateLoad
templateSave
        sep1 sep2 sep3 radio optionTwo optionThree)
        ; template loading and saving
        templateFile=hiCreateStringField(
                ?name 'templateFile
                ?prompt "Template File"
                )
        templateLoad=hiCreateButton(
                ?name 'templateLoad
                ?buttonText "Load"
                ?callback "oferLoadTemplate()"
                )
        templateSave=hiCreateButton(
                ?name 'templateSave
                ?buttonText "Save"
                ?callback "oferSaveTemplate()"
                )
        ; cellView specification
        sep1=hiCreateSeparatorField(?name 'sep1)
        libName=hiCreateStringField(
                ?name 'libName
                ?prompt "Library Name"
                ?callback "ddsUpdateSyncWithForm()"
                )
        cellName=hiCreateStringField(
                ?name 'cellName
                ?prompt "Cell Name"
                ?callback "ddsUpdateSyncWithForm()"
                )
        viewName=hiCreateStringField(
                ?name 'viewName
                ?prompt "View Name"
                ?callback "ddsUpdateSyncWithForm()"
                )
        browse=hiCreateButton(
                ?name 'browse
                ?buttonText "Browse"
                ?callback "oferSyncBrowser()"
                )
        sep2=hiCreateSeparatorField(?name 'sep2)
        ; example radio button
        radio=hiCreateRadioField(
                ?name 'radio
                ?prompt "Radio"
                ?choices list("One" "Two" "Three")
                ?value  "One"
                ?callback list("oferRadioButtonCB()")
                )
        ; extra entries for radio button options two and three
        ; these won't be mapped to start off with.
        optionTwo=hiCreateStringField(
                ?name 'optionTwo
                ?prompt "Option for Two"
                )
        optionThree=hiCreateStringField(
                ?name 'optionThree
                ?prompt "Option for Three"
                )
        ; the user data button
        sep3=hiCreateSeparatorField(?name 'sep3)
        userData=hiCreateButton(
                ?name 'userData
                ?buttonText "User Data"
                ?callback "oferDisplayUserDataForm()"
                )
        hiCreateAppForm(
            ?name 'oferExampleForm
            ?formTitle "Ofer's example form"
            ?fields
                list(
                    list(templateFile 0:0 600:30 200)
                    list(templateLoad 100:5 45:20)
                    list(templateSave 150:5 45:20)
                    list(sep1 0:35 600:0)
                    list(libName 0:40 600:30 200)
                    list(cellName 0:70 600:30 200)
                    list(viewName 0:100 600:30 200)
                    list(browse 200:130 100:25)
                    list(sep2 0:165 600:0)
                    list(radio 0:190 600:0 200)
                    list(sep3 0:205 600:0)
                    list(userData 200:220 100:25)
                    )
            )
        ; store the extra fields on the form, ready for later
        oferExampleForm->extraFields=
            list(nil 'optionTwo optionTwo
                    'optionThree optionThree)
        oferExampleForm
        )
     )


/***************************************************************
*                                                              *
*                   oferCreateUserDataForm()                   *
*                                                              *
*                  Creates the user data form                  *
*                                                              *
***************************************************************/


procedure(oferCreateUserDataForm()
     let((userFilename userRadio)
        userFilename=hiCreateStringField(
                ?name 'userFilename
                ?prompt "Filename"
                )
        userRadio=hiCreateRadioField(
                ?name 'userRadio
                ?choices list("a" "b" "c" "d")
                ?value "a"
                ?prompt "Another Radio"
                )
        ; example - don't bother filling
        hiCreateAppForm(
            ?name 'oferUserDataForm
            ?formTitle "Ofer's User Data"
            ?fields list(
                userFilename
                userRadio
                )
            )
        )
     )


/***************************************************************
*                                                              *
*                      oferSaveTemplate()                      *
*                                                              *
*              Callback code to save the template              *
*                                                              *
***************************************************************/


procedure(oferSaveTemplate()
     let( (fileName fport)
        fileName=oferExampleForm->templateFile->value
        when(fileName==""
            error("Must specify template filename")
            )
        fport=outfile(fileName)
        unless(fport
            error("Could not write to template file %s" fileName)
            )
        fprintf(fport "oferKeys='(nil\n")
        ; output all of the main form keys
        foreach(key '(libName cellName viewName radio)
            fprintf(fport "  %s %L\n" key get(oferExampleForm key)->value)
            )
        ; output all of the user data form keys
        foreach(key '(userFilename userRadio)
            fprintf(fport "  %s %L\n" key get(oferUserDataForm key)->value)
            )
        ; end of the file
        fprintf(fport ")\n")
        close(fport)
        )
     )


/***************************************************************
*                                                              *
*                      oferLoadTemplate()                      *
*                                                              *
*              Callback code to load the template              *
*                                                              *
***************************************************************/


procedure(oferLoadTemplate()
     let( (fileName fport)
        fileName=oferExampleForm->templateFile->value
        when(fileName==""
            error("Must specify template filename")
            )
        ; load it, and trap any errors. The file is just skill
        ; code, so can be loaded.
        errset(load(fileName) t)
        ; the keys are all in a disembodied property list called oferKeys
        ; input all of the main form keys
        ; use get(), because oferKeys->key won't work, because the key variable
        ; needs to be evaluated.
        foreach(key '(libName cellName viewName radio)
            when(get(oferKeys key)
                get(oferExampleForm key)->value=get(oferKeys key)
                )
            )
        ; output all of the user data form keys
        foreach(key '(userFilename userRadio)
            when(get(oferKeys key)
                get(oferUserDataForm key)->value=get(oferKeys key)
                )
            )
        )
     )


/***************************************************************
*                                                              *
*                      oferSyncBrowser()                       *
*                                                              *
*                 Synchronise with the browser                 *
*                                                              *
***************************************************************/


procedure(oferSyncBrowser()
     ddsSyncWithForm(
        oferExampleForm
        'browse
        'libName
        'cellName
        'viewName
        )
     )


/****************************************************************
*                                                               *
*                      oferRadioButtonCB()                      *
*                                                               *
*   Callback for the radio button on the form - this adds or    *
*       subtracts the dynamic fields. The dynamic fields        *
* are created at startup, and stored in a disembodied property  *
* list on the form, and the form positions are calculated based *
*        on the current positions of fields on the form.        *
*                                                               *
****************************************************************/


procedure(oferRadioButtonCB()
     let((radioVal newOffset newPosition oldPosition
            (currentOffset 0) (fieldHeight 30) newYcoord)
        ; determine the offset of the bottom fields at the moment
        when(oferExampleForm->optionTwo
            currentOffset=currentOffset+fieldHeight
            )
        when(oferExampleForm->optionThree
            currentOffset=currentOffset+fieldHeight
            )
        ; determine the offset that we want, based on the radio
        ; button value
        radioVal=oferExampleForm->radio->value
        newOffset=case(radioVal
            ("Two" fieldHeight)
            ("Three" fieldHeight*2)
            (t 0)
            )
        ; shift the two bottom fields by the appropriate amount
        foreach(field '(sep3 userData)
            ; calculate the new position from the old, offset accordingly
            oldPosition=car(hiGetFieldInfo(oferExampleForm field))
            newPosition=xCoord(oldPosition):yCoord(oldPosition)
                        +newOffset-currentOffset
            hiMoveField(
                oferExampleForm
                field
                newPosition
                )
            )
        ; delete form fields if they're not needed
        when(radioVal=="One" && oferExampleForm->optionTwo
            hiDeleteField(oferExampleForm 'optionTwo))
        when(radioVal!="Three" && oferExampleForm->optionThree
            hiDeleteField(oferExampleForm 'optionThree))
        ; determine where the extra fields will be placed
        newYcoord=yCoord(car(hiGetFieldInfo(oferExampleForm 'radio)))+10
        ; add the two fields if they're needed and not there already
        when(radioVal=="Two" || radioVal=="Three"
            unless(oferExampleForm->optionTwo
                hiAddField(oferExampleForm
                    list(oferExampleForm->extraFields->optionTwo
                        0:newYcoord 600:30 200))
                )
            )
        when(radioVal=="Three"
            unless(oferExampleForm->optionThree
                hiAddField(oferExampleForm
                    list(oferExampleForm->extraFields->optionThree
                        0:newYcoord+fieldHeight 600:30 200))
                )
            )
        ))


/***************************************************************
*                                                              *
*                  oferDisplayUserDataForm()                   *
*                                                              *
*  Display the user data form - callback from the main form.   *
*                                                              *
***************************************************************/


procedure(oferDisplayUserDataForm()
     hiDisplayForm(oferUserDataForm)
     )


/****************************************************************
*                                                               *
*                    oferExampleFormCB(form)                    *
*                                                               *
* The form callback - doesn't do much except print out what has *
*                         been entered                          *
*                                                               *
****************************************************************/


procedure(oferExampleFormCB(form)
     printf("You entered cellView %s/%s/%s\n"
        form->libName->value
        form->cellName->value
        form->viewName->value
        )
     printf("The radio button was set to %s\n"
        form->radio->value
        )
     printf("And the user data fields were\nfilename: %s\nradio: %s\n"
        oferUserDataForm->userFilename->value
        oferUserDataForm->userRadio->value
        )
     )


/***************************************************************
*                                                              *
*                        oferExample()                         *
*                                                              *
*                       Main entry point                       *
*                                                              *
***************************************************************/


procedure(oferExample()
     unless(boundp('oferExampleForm)
        oferCreateForm()
        )
     unless(boundp('oferUserDataForm)
        oferCreateUserDataForm()
        )
     hiDisplayForm(oferExampleForm)
     )
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  • Andrew Beckett
    Andrew Beckett over 15 years ago

    Odd. I must have left this as an exercise for the reader (that's my excuse) - either that or (far more likely) I hacked the example at some point in ancient history (before I checked it in) and removed the ?callback argument to hiCreateAppForm. No idea why it's not there.

    Anyway, all you need to do is add:

    ?callback 'oferExampleFormCB

    into the arguments of hiCreateAppForm() in the function oferCreateForm.

    To test it, either quit out of virtuoso and restart, or type:

    oferExampleForm='unbound

    before calling oferExample() again (make sure the form is not displayed before doing this).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • marbs
    marbs over 15 years ago

    Thank you very much for the reply sir,

    I will test it on monday, because I have no work tomorrow.

    I am excited to test it.

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