get_rtl_cells (::quartus::rtl)

Belongs to ::quartus::rtl 1.0

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 
-tcl_string 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 pin names.

The -tcl_string matching scheme uses the simple Tcl string matching on 
absolute cell names. Pipe characters are not treated as special characters
when used with wildcards.

 		The filter for the collection is a Tcl list of wildcards, and must
follow standard Tcl rules. 

# Find a cell called "reg" using case insensitive search
get_rtl_cells -nocase reg
# Create a collection of all cells whose names start with "reg"
get_rtl_cells reg*
# Create a collection of all cells on the highest hierarachical level
set mycollection [get_rtl_cells *]
# Create a collection of all cells in the design
# Output cell names.
foreach_in_collection cell $mycollection {
    puts [get_rtl_cell_info -name $cell]
}
set fullcollection [get_rtl_cells -hierarchical *]
# Output cell IDs and names.
foreach_in_collection cell $fullcollection {
    puts -nonewline $cell
    puts -nonewline ": "
    puts [get_rtl_cell_info -name $cell]
}