techGetDeviceClassProp

techGetDeviceClassProp(
d_techID
t_deviceType 
t_viewName 
t_propName 
) 
=> g_propValue / nil

Description

Returns the value of the specified device type property from the specified technology database.

For more information about the devices section, see Technology File Devices in Virtuoso Technology Data ASCII Files Reference.

Arguments

d_techID	The database identifier of the technology database.
t_deviceType	The device type name.
t_viewName	The view name on which the device type is defined. Valid values: symbolic
t_propName	The property name.

Value Returned

g_propValue	The value of the property. Valid values: An integer, a floating-point number, a string enclosed in quotes, a Boolean value, any SKILL symbol that evaluates to any of these types
nil	The technology database does not exist, the device type property is not defined, or the property value is nil.

Example

techGetDeviceClassProp(tfID "guardring" "layout" "function")
=> "transistor"

Returns the value, transistor, of the function property on the guardring device type defined for the layout view in the technology database identified by tfID.

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