techGetPurposeNum

techGetPurposeNum(
d_techID
t_purposeName 
) 
=> x_purposeNumber / nil

Description

Returns the purpose number associated with the specified purpose name from 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 techPurposes, see techPurposes in Virtuoso Technology Data ASCII Files Reference.

Arguments

d_techID	The database identifier of the technology database.
t_purposeName	The purpose name.

Value Returned

x_purposeNumber	The purpose number.
nil	The technology database does not exist or the purpose is not defined in the technology database.

Example

techGetPurposeNum(tfID "drawing") 
=> 257

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

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