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Virtuoso Layout Suite SKILL Reference
Product Version IC23.1, November 2023

gpeFindArrayPatternDiffs

gpeFindArrayPatternDiffs(
g_ref1
g_ref2 
)
=> t / nil

Description

Compares array patterns of the specified Modgen constraints or sandbox objects and reports differences, if any.

Arguments

g_ref1

Specifies a schematic or layout constraint or a sandbox object.

g_ref2

Specifies another schematic or layout constraint or sandbox object.

Value Returned

t

Both arguments are valid.

nil

One or more arguments are invalid.

Messages

In addition to the above return values, messages stating whether the size and pattern of the two arrays match are displayed.

Differences in array patterns are reported in the following format in the message:

Row=1 Column=2 M0(schematic) M1 (layout)
Row=N Column=M MX(schematic) MY (layout)

Examples

Compares Modgens scon and lcon present in the schematic and layout views and reports differences, if any.

gpeFindArrayPatternDiffs(scon lcon)

Compares GPE sandboxes sbox1 and sbox2 and reports differences, if any.

gpeFindArrayPatternDiffs(sbox1 sbox2)

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