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<TITLE>Magic-7.3 Command Reference</TITLE>
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<H1> <IMG SRC=graphics/magic_title2.gif ALT="Magic VLSI Layout Tool Version 7.3">
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<IMG SRC=graphics/magic_OGL_sm.gif ALIGN="top" ALT="*"> </H1>
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<H2>instance</H2>
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Operations on cell instances (uses).
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<H3>Usage:</H3>
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<B>instance</B> <I>option</I> <BR><BR>
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where <I>option</I> is one of the following:
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<DL>
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<DT> [<B>list</B>] <B>children</B> [<I>name</I>]
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<DD> List all of the children definitions of cell use <I>name</I>,
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or the children of the currently selected cell instance.
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<DT> [<B>list</B>] <B>parent</B> [<I>name</I>]
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<DD> List the parent cell definition of cell use <I>name</I>,
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or the parent of the currently selected cell instance.
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<DT> [<B>list</B>] <B>exists</B>|<B>self</B> [<I>name</I>]
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<DD> Returns the name of the instance if the cell exists, or false
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(0) if the instance does not exist (is not loaded into the
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database; the cell may still exist on disk). If <I>name</I>
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is not present, returns the name of the currently selected
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instance.
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<DT> [<B>list</B>] <B>allcells</B>
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<DD> List all of the cell instances in the database. Note that
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expansion is not automatic, so cells that are not expanded
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are not searched.
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>Summary:</H3>
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The <B>instance</B> command performs various operations on
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cell uses, or instances. For the first four options listed
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above, <B>instance</B> lists cells by their relationship to
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cell use <I>name</I>, or to the current selection if no
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<I>name</I> is given. The optional argument <B>list</B>
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returns the result as a list. In particular, in the Tcl
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version of magic, this list is a Tcl result that may be
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operated on by Tcl procedures. <P>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>Implementation Notes:</H3>
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<B>instance</B> is implemented as a built-in function in <B>magic</B>
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The Tcl version of magic returns Tcl results when the "<B>list</B>"
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option is present. <B>instance</B> is essentially an alias for the
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<B>cellname</B> command, and takes many of the same options, but
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references are to cell instances rather that cell definitions
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(q.v.). A number of options to <B>cellname</B> are meaningless
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for instances. <P>
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The command option <B>instance list exists</B> is nonsensical from
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the standpoint of the end-user (if the cell is selected, of course
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it exists). However, it is a very useful function for Tcl scripts
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to determine the name of the cell instance that is currently
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selected.
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H3>Bugs:</H3>
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Technically, <B>instance rename</B> should be implemented as a
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replacement for the command <B>identify</B>.
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<H3>See Also:</H3>
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<A HREF=cellname.html><B>cellname</B></A> <BR>
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<A HREF=load.html><B>load</B></A> <BR>
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<A HREF=tk_path_name.html><I>tk_path_name</I></A> <BR>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<TR>
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<TD> <A HREF=commands.html>Return to command index</A>
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<P><I>Last updated:</I> October 8, 2004 at 8:06am <P>
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