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Product Version IC23.1, September 2023

hiLayerStringToLPP

hiLayerStringToLPP( 
d_techFileId
t_layer 
) 
=> d_layerId / nil

Description

Returns the layer object in the specified d_techFileID associated with the specified t_layer.

This function is used in conjunction with layer cyclic fields.

Arguments

d_techFileId

The techfile object associated with the layers of the cyclic field.

t_layer

String representing the layer you wish to convert. This string is in the form of t_layerName (t_layerPurpose). This format is equivalent to the fourth element of a layer icon value.

Values Returned

d_layerId

The corresponding database layer object.

nil

The layer is not found in the specified techfile.

Related Topics

Form and Field Functions


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