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How to sort instances in layout based on instance name?

ssram

Hi,

How can i sort instances in layout based on instance name?

For example, if i've 50 instances named "inv<0:49>", how do i sort them all based on the instance name in an ascending/descending order?

Is there an built-in function that can do this? Or anyone has got a SKILL solution/approach to this?

Thanks

Ram

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  • Andrew Beckett

    By sort, do you mean to sort them physically (so they are placed in order, left to right or top to bottom)? Or do you just mean sort a SKILL list of such instances?

    If it's the latter, then:

    listOfInsts=sort(listOfInsts lambda((a b) minusp(alphaNumCmp(a~>name b~>name))))

    Regards,

    Andrew.

  • ssram
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Yes, sort them physically and place them in a row.


    Thanks

    Ram

  • Andrew Beckett
    in reply to ssram

    I don't have any code that does that, but having sorted the list of instances as above, you could step through the list updating the ~>xy of each instance to an incrementing location, so it would be easy enough to write...

    Andrew.

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  • Andrew Beckett
    in reply to ssram

    I don't have any code that does that, but having sorted the list of instances as above, you could step through the list updating the ~>xy of each instance to an incrementing location, so it would be easy enough to write...

    Andrew.

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  • ssram
    in reply to Andrew Beckett

    Finally... looks like there's a built-in function in the tool itself. It was hiding inside Align option, took some time figure it out.

    Thanks!

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