NAME

GENLIB_GET_REF_Y - retrieve the y coordinate of an instance reference

SYNOPSYS

long GENLIB_GET_REF_Y(insname, refname)
char ∗insname, ∗refname;

See the file buster/alliance/alc_origin.1.en.gz.

PARAMETERS

insname: Name of the instance in the which the reference is to be searched for
refname: Name of the reference

DESCRIPTION

GET_REF_Y looks for the reference, refname, in the instance called insname. Then it computes its absolute coordinates in the figure, and gives back the y coordinate.

RETURN VALUE

The function returns a long int beeing the y position of the reference in the current figure

ERRORS

"GENLIB_GET_REF_Y impossible : missing GENLIB_DEF_PHFIG"

No figure has been yet specified by a call to DEF_PHFIG. So it isn't possible to place a reference inside it. you must call DEF_PHFIG before any other layout action.

"illegal getphins : instance called insname does not exist"

No instance called insname exists in the current figure.

"illegal getphref : references called refname does not exist"

No reference called refname exists in the model of the instance insname.

EXAMPLE

#include <genlib.h>
main()
{
long x, y;
	/∗ Create a figure to work on  ∗/
	GENLIB_DEF_PHFIG("cell");
	GENLIB_PLACE("gaci0_b", "r1", NOSYM, 23L, 54L);
	/∗ Get a reference ∗/
	y = GENLIB_GET_REF_Y("r1", "a_0");
	.
	.
	GENLIB_PHVIA(x, y, CONT_VIA);
	/∗ Save that on disk ∗/
	GENLIB_SAVE_PHFIG();
}