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Virtuoso Schematic Editor SKILL Functions Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

schSubSelectBox

schSubSelectBox( 
[ w_windowId ] 
[ g_partial ] 
[ l_bBox ] 
)
=> t / nil

Description

Deselects objects within a rectangular area from a specified schematic editor window. Implements the sub mode of area selection. With no arguments, it prompts you to enter the deselection area in the current window. Partial deselection is performed if the window environment variable partialSelect is set.

Arguments

w_windowId

Window ID of the window containing the objects.

g_partial

Indicates partial selection.

l_bBox

List specifying the corners of the instance box to subselect. If not specified, or specified as nil, a bounding box created from all the pins and device shapes is used.

Value Returned

t

Deselected objects within a rectangular area from a specified schematic editor window.

nil

Deselection was unsuccessful.

Examples

Prompts you to enter the deselection area in the current window of the objects to deselect.

schSubSelectBox( )

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