3.1.27.8. get_cells (::quartus::sdc)

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3.1.27.8. get_cells (::quartus::sdc)

The following table displays information for the get_cells Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version	Belongs to ::quartus::sdc
Syntax	`get_cells [-h \| -help] [-long_help]` `[-compatibility_mode]` `[-hierarchical]` `[-no_duplicates]` `[-nocase]` `[-nowarn]` `[` <filter> `]`
Arguments	`-h \| -help`		Short help
	`-long_help`		Long help with examples and possible return values
	`-compatibility_mode`		Use simple Tcl matching
	`-hierarchical`		Specifies use of a hierarchical searching method
	`-no_duplicates`		Do not match duplicated cell names
	`-nocase`		Specifies case insensitive node name matching
	`-nowarn`		Do not issue warning messages about unmatched patterns
	<filter>		Valid destinations (string patterns are matched using Tcl string matching)
Description	Returns a collection of cells in the design. All cell names in the collection match the specified pattern. Wildcards can be used to select multiple cells at once. There are three Tcl string matching schemes available with this command: the default method, the -hierarchical option, and the -compatibility_mode option. When you use the default matching scheme, use pipe characters to separate one hierarchy level from the next. They are treated as special characters and are taken into account when string matching with wildcards is performed. When this matching scheme is enabled, the specified pattern is matched against absolute cell names: the names that include the entire hierarchical path. A full cell name can contain multiple pipe characters in it to reflect the hierarchy. All hierarchy levels in the pattern are matched level by level. Any included wildcards refer to only one hierarchical level. For example, "" and "\|*" produce different collections since they refer to the highest hierarchical level and second highest hierarchical level respectively. When using the -hierarchical matching scheme, pipe characters are treated as special characters and are taken into account when string matching with wildcards is performed. This matching scheme forces the search to proceed recursively down the hierarchy. The specified pattern is matched against the relative cell names: the immediate names that do not include any of the hierarchy information. Note that a short cell name cannot contain pipe characters in it. Any included wildcards are expanded to match the relative cell names. The -compatibility_mode matching scheme uses simple Tcl string matching on full, absolute cell names. Pipe characters are not treated as special characters when used with wildcards. The default matching scheme returns cells whose names match the specified filter and also cells automatically generated by the Quartus II software from these cells). Use -no_duplicates option to not include duplicated cells. The filter for the collection is a Tcl list of wildcards, and must follow standard Tcl or Timing Analyzer-extension substitution rules. See help for the use_timing_analyzer_style_escaping command for details.
Example Usage	# Find a cell called "reg" using case insensitive search get_cells -nocase reg # Create a collection of all cells whose names start with "reg" get_cells reg* # Create a collection of all cells on the highest hierarachical level set mycollection [get_cells ] # Create a collection of all cells in the design # Output cell names. foreach_in_collection cell $mycollection { puts [get_cell_info -name $cell] } set fullcollection [get_cells -hierarchical ] # Output cell IDs and names. foreach_in_collection cell $fullcollection { puts -nonewline $cell puts -nonewline ": " puts [get_cell_info -name $cell] }
Return Value	Code Name	Code	String Return
	TCL_OK	0	INFO: Operation successful
	TCL_ERROR	1	ERROR: Timing netlist does not exist. Use create_timing_netlist to create a timing netlist.

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3.1.27.8. get_cells (::quartus::sdc)