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Get all other cells used in a given cell

CClauson

Hello,

Given a cell, I'm wondering if there's any easy way to programmatically get all other cells used in that cell's design.

Code looks something like this:

;;winId has type "window", as tested
;;by function wtypep()
myCell = windId->cellView

Now, given myCell, how can I create a list of other cells that are referenced in myCell's design?

Also, I have a more general question:  If I'm given a type in SKILL, is there any easy way of finding the documentation for what members it has, like Javadoc?  If this were Javadoc, I'd go to the "window" type, see that it has a "cellView" member.  I'd then go to that type's doc, which would probably answer my question.

Thanks in advance for any advice that can be offered.

 

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  • Several ways of getting what is in the design. Not sure if you want a list of everything hierarchically - but a couple of approaches (at least) have been posted before, in this post and this other post.

    There are quote detailed manuals which cover the database objects. If you run cdnshelp (if using IC6.1.X) or cdsdoc (if using IC5141), or use the Help menus from within the tools, there's a manual called the Virtuoso Design Environment SKILL Reference which has a chapter on Database Access. This lists the API, but also has a description of each object type and the associated attributes.

    You can also start from a database object and do objId~>? to list the available attribute names, and objId~>?? to get the attribute names and values. So you can look up many things on the fly. You should also be aware of the cdsFinder UNIX command (which can also be launched by typing startFinder() in the CIW) which is a quick reference guide (each function is documented in greater depth in cdnshelp/cdsdoc).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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  • Several ways of getting what is in the design. Not sure if you want a list of everything hierarchically - but a couple of approaches (at least) have been posted before, in this post and this other post.

    There are quote detailed manuals which cover the database objects. If you run cdnshelp (if using IC6.1.X) or cdsdoc (if using IC5141), or use the Help menus from within the tools, there's a manual called the Virtuoso Design Environment SKILL Reference which has a chapter on Database Access. This lists the API, but also has a description of each object type and the associated attributes.

    You can also start from a database object and do objId~>? to list the available attribute names, and objId~>?? to get the attribute names and values. So you can look up many things on the fly. You should also be aware of the cdsFinder UNIX command (which can also be launched by typing startFinder() in the CIW) which is a quick reference guide (each function is documented in greater depth in cdnshelp/cdsdoc).

    Regards,

    Andrew.

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