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

gpeGetMapEntry

gpeGetMapEntry(
u_sandbox
t_name
[ ?verbose { t | nil } ]
)
=> l_mapEntry / nil

Description

Returns the map entry DPL from the specified Modgen sandbox object that matches the specified schematic or symbol name. The function first looks for a matching schematic name; if not found, then looks for a matching symbol name and returns the first match.

Arguments

u_sandbox

Specifies the Modgen sandbox object from which map entries must be retrieved.

t_name

Specifies the schematic or symbol name for which the map entry must be retrieved.

?verbose { t | nil }

Controls the display of warning messages.

Value Returned

l_mapEntry

Returns a disembodied property list with parameters: type, schName, symbol, availableInsts, placedCount, totalCount.

nil

A map entry could not be found.

Example

Returns the map entry DPL from the specified Modgen sandbox object.

sb = gpeEditSandbox() => pe:0x#####
me = gpeGetMapEntry(sb "M0")

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