techGetPurposeName

techGetPurposeName(
d_techID
x_purposeNumber 
) 
=> t_purposeName / nil

Description

Returns the purpose name of the specified purpose number defined in the specified technology database. ASCII technology file location: techPurposes subsection in the layerDefinitions section; it lists the layer purposes used with technology data.

For more information about the techPurposes subsection of the technology file, see techPurposes in Virtuoso Technology Data ASCII Files Reference.

Arguments

d_techID	The database identifier of the technology database.
x_purposeNumber	The purpose number.

Value Returned

t_purposeName	The name of the purpose.
nil	The technology database does not exist or the purpose is not defined in the technology database.

Example

techGetPurposeName(tfID 257) 
=> "drawing"

Returns the purpose drawing for purpose number 257 in the technology database identified by tfID.

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