lxHiCreateGroup

lxHiCreateGroup(
[ w_windowID ]
)
=> t / nil / d_group

Description

Creates a figGroup using the selected set of components, if the selected set is not already inside an existing figGroup. If the selected set is inside a virtual hierarchy in a cellview opened in Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL, the SKILL function creates a virtual group.

Arguments

w_windowID

ID of the window containing the selected set for figGroup creation.

Valid Values: Any window ID

Default: The current window

Value Returned

t

The figGroup is created.

nil

The figGroup could not be created.

d_group

Database ID of the virtual group created if the selected set is inside a virtual hierarchy and the cellview is opened in Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL.

If the selected set is not inside a virtual hierarchy in a cellview opened in Virtuoso Layout Suite EXL, a regular figGroup is created.

Example

lxHiCreateGroup(currWindowId)

Creates a figGroup using the selected components in the specified layout window.

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Virtuoso Layout Suite SKILL ReferenceProduct Version IC23.1, November 2023