techIsPrViaDevice

techIsPrViaDevice(
d_techID 
l_viaDef
) 
=> t / nil

Description

Indicates whether the specified via definition is listed in the specified technology database. ASCII technology file location: in any validVias section the specified technology file.

Arguments

d_techID

The database identifier of the technology database.

l_viaDef

A list containing the via definition name and its associated view name. The list has the following syntax:

list ( t_viaDefName t_view )

where,

t_viaDefName is the name of the via definition to add to validVias in the specified constraint group.
t_view is the name of the view associated with the via definition. (Standard via definitions always have the view layout.)

Value Returned

`t`	The specified via definition is listed in a `validVias` section in at least one constraint group in the specified technology database.
`nil`	The technology database does not exist or the via is not listed in any `validVias` section in the technology database.

Example

techIsPrViaDevice(tfID list("viad" "via")) 
=> t

The custom via definition viad with view via is listed in at least one validVias section in the technology database identified by tfID.

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Virtuoso Technology Data SKILL ReferenceProduct Version IC23.1, June 2023