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Digital Design Netlisting and Simulation SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, June 2023

hnlIsAStoppingCell

hnlIsAStoppingCell(
d_cellView
)
=> t / nil

Description

Checks if the cellview argument is a stopping cellview. A cell is a stopping point for expansion if its viewName is in the hnlViewList switch view list as well as the hnlStopList stopping list, or if the cell has a string property nlAction with stop as its value. This function is used throughout the netlister to determine when to stop expansion and whether to output a macro reference or a reference to a primitive device.

Arguments

d_cellView

The cellViewId of the cellview checked.

Value Returned

t

The cellview specified as the argument is a stopping cell.

nil

The command was unsuccessful.

Examples

hnlIsAStoppingCell( cellView )

Related Topics

OSS Functions


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