schPinListToView

schPinListToView( 
t_libName 
t_cellName 
t_viewName 
g_pinList 
t_toFunc 
)
=> t / nil

Description

Generates a cellview from a pin list.

Arguments

t_libName	Library containing the data to generate from the pin list; must be enclosed in quotation marks.
t_cellName	Cell containing the data to generate from the pin list; must be enclosed in quotation marks.
t_viewName	View containing the data to generate from the pin list; must be enclosed in quotation marks.
g_pinList	Terminal information to use in generating the target data.
t_toFunc	Name of the SKILL procedure to translate from the intermediate pin list format to the target; must be enclosed in quotation marks.

Value Returned

t	Generated a cellview from a pin list.
nil	Could not generate cellview.

Examples

schPinListToView( "myLib" "myDesign" "symbol" pinList "schPinListToSymbol" )

where

pinList = '( nil ports ((nil name "a" direction "input" )
                        nil name "b" direction "input" )
                      ( nil name "c" direction "output") )

Generates a symbol with two input pins, a and b, and one output pin, c.

The pin list format represents all the terminals and properties in the design and their directions; for example, input and output. The terminal and property information is stored in a disembodied property list with the following format:

g_pinList = '(nil ports portlist
            [prop proplist] )
portlist =  (termDef termDef…termDef)
termDef =   (nil name "termName"
            direction termDir
            [prop proplist]
            [pins termPins]
            )
proplist =  (nil propName propValue
            propName propValue
            …
            )
termPins =  (pinDef pinDef…pinDef)
pinDef =    (nil name "pinName"
                [accessDir "accessDir"])

See the your_install_dir/tools/dfII/samples/local/schConfig.il file for schViewMasters list of translation functions and documentation for creating your own translation functions.

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