make_list

make_list
{d_setObj | d_ctuObjRef} 

Description

Constructs a Tcl list of object identifiers from the given set of objects or from the reference to a list of objects. If no argument is given, the Tcl list for the objects in the selected set is returned.

This command is useful for inspecting properties with the inspect_prop command.

The shorthand version of this command, ml, can also be used.

Arguments

Value Returned

Examples

The following table includes usage examples for make_list.

ml [ip elements $net]

ml [get_selection_set]

ml

Example—Finding Items in a Set

This procedure outputs the type property for all elements in the given set.

proc findItemsInSet {inputSet} {
  set instSet [create_set]
  foreach inputObject [ml $inputSet] {
    puts [ip type $inputObject]
  }
  puts "[set_count -set $inputSet] items in set."
}

The following example uses the findItemsInSet procedure and shows the output.

findItemsInSet [get_selection_set]

ctuRouteSegment
ctuRouteVia
ctuNet
ctuRoute
4 items in set.

Example—Create a Set Containing Instances Attached to Nets in a Set

This procedure returns a set of instances that are attached to nets in the given set.

proc findInstancesConnectedToNets {inputSet} {
  set instSet [create_set]
  foreach inputObject [ml $inputSet] {
    set inputObjectType [ip type $inputObject]
      if {[string compare $inputObjectType "ctuNet"] == 0} {
        foreach element [ml [ip elements $inputObject]] {
          set elementType [ip type $element]
          if {[string compare $elementType "ctuInstTerm"] == 0} {
            set elementInst [ip instance $element]
            add_object_to_set -object $elementInst -set $instSet
        }
      }
    } else { puts "$inputObjectType: this is not a net" }
  }
  puts "[set_count -set $instSet] instances are attached to selected nets."
  return $instSet
}

The following example uses the findInstancesConnectedToNets procedure and adds the instances that are found to the current highlight set.

replace_set -set1 [findInstancesConnectedToNets [get_selection_set]] -set2 [get_current_highlight]

Related Topics

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inspect_prop