get_parameter (::quartus::project)

The following table displays information for the get_parameter Tcl command:

Tcl Package and Version

Belongs to ::quartus::project 4.0

Syntax get_parameter [-h | -help] [-long_help] [-entity <entity_name> ] -name <name> [-to <destination> ]
Arguments -h | -help Short help
-long_help Long help with examples and possible return values
-entity <entity_name> Entity to which parameter belongs
-name <name> Parameter name
-to <destination> Destination of parameter
Description
Returns the value of the parameter.

The "-name" option is not case sensitive.
The "-to" option is case sensitive.

If the "-to" argument is specified, the function returns the 
parameter value for the current entity. The value is retrieved 
from the PARAMETERS section of the entity. Otherwise, the 
function returns the project-wide default parameter value
obtained from the DEFAULT_PARAMETERS section.

Use the "-entity" option to retrieve the parameter from the 
specified entity. If the "-entity" option is not specified,
the value for the FOCUS_ENTITY_NAME assignment is used. If the
FOCUS_ENTITY_NAME value is not found, the revision name is used.
Example Usage
## Get project-wide, default parameter value
get_parameter -name WIDTH

## Get entity-specific parameter value
get_parameter -name inst1 -to SIZE
Return Value Code Name Code String Return
TCL_OK 0 INFO: Operation successful
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Can't find active revision name. Make sure there is an open, active revision name.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Entity does not exist or uses illegal name characters: <string>. Specify a legal entity name.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: You must open a project before you can use this command.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Illegal default parameter: <string>. Specify a legal default parameter name.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: Illegal parameter: <string>. Specify a legal parameter name.
TCL_ERROR 1 ERROR: An unknown error has occured.