dbReopen
dbReopen(
d_cellViewId
t_mode
)
=> t / nil
Description
Changes the mode of the specified cellview to the given mode.
Arguments
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d_cellViewId
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A cellview ID.
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t_mode
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A character representing the new mode.
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Valid values:
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r (read) - Reopens the cellview in read mode. When you use the function to change from edit to read-only mode, your changes are discarded immediately. -
a (append) - Reopens the cellview in append mode. When you use the function to change from read-only mode or scratch mode to append mode, a conditional refresh might be performed. For example, if there are timestamp changes on the disk file, a refresh action is performed. Otherwise, the cellview data is kept as it is. -
w (write) - Reopens the cellview in write mode, in which the contents of the cellview are truncated. -
s (scratch) - Reopens the cellview in scratch mode.
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Values Returned
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t
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The mode change is successful.
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nil
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The mode change is not successful.
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Examples
Re-open the cellview for append mode.
cv = dbOpenCellViewByType("lib" "decoder" "schematic" "" "r")
dbReopen(cv "a")
cv~>mode
=> "a"
Re-open the cellview for scratch mode.
dbReopen(cv "s")
cv~>mode
=> "s"
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