API reference - Class NetElement

Notation used in Ruby API documentation

Module: db

Description: A net element for the NetTracer net tracing facility

This object represents a piece of a net extracted by the net tracer. See the description of NetTracer for more details about the net tracer feature.

The NetTracer object represents one shape of the net. The shape can be an original shape or a shape derived in a boolean operation. In the first case, the shape refers to a shape within a cell or a subcell of the original top cell. In the latter case, the shape is a synthesized one and outside the original layout hierarchy.

In any case, the shape method will deliver the shape and trans the transformation of the shape into the original top cell. To obtain a flat representation of the net, the shapes need to be transformed by this transformation.

layer will give the layer the shape is located at, cell_index will denote the cell that contains the shape.

This class has been introduced in version 0.25.

Public constructors

new NetElement ptrnewCreates a new object of this class

Public methods

void_createEnsures the C++ object is created
void_destroyExplicitly destroys the object
[const]bool_destroyed?Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed
[const]bool_is_const_object?Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference
void_manageMarks the object as managed by the script side.
void_unmanageMarks the object as no longer owned by the script side.
voidassign(const NetElement other)Assigns another object to self
[const]BoxbboxDelivers the bounding box of the shape as seen from the original top cell
[const]unsigned intcell_indexGets the index of the cell the shape is inside
[const]new NetElement ptrdupCreates a copy of self
[const]unsigned intlayerGets the index of the layer the shape is on
[const]ShapeshapeGets the shape that makes up this net element
[const]ICplxTranstransGets the transformation to apply for rendering the shape in the original top cell

Deprecated methods (protected, public, static, non-static and constructors)

voidcreateUse of this method is deprecated. Use _create instead
voiddestroyUse of this method is deprecated. Use _destroy instead
[const]booldestroyed?Use of this method is deprecated. Use _destroyed? instead
[const]boolis_const_object?Use of this method is deprecated. Use _is_const_object? instead

Detailed description

_create

Signature: void _create

Description: Ensures the C++ object is created

Use this method to ensure the C++ object is created, for example to ensure that resources are allocated. Usually C++ objects are created on demand and not necessarily when the script object is created.

_destroy

Signature: void _destroy

Description: Explicitly destroys the object

Explicitly destroys the object on C++ side if it was owned by the script interpreter. Subsequent access to this object will throw an exception. If the object is not owned by the script, this method will do nothing.

_destroyed?

Signature: [const] bool _destroyed?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed

This method returns true, if the object was destroyed, either explicitly or by the C++ side. The latter may happen, if the object is owned by a C++ object which got destroyed itself.

_is_const_object?

Signature: [const] bool _is_const_object?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference

This method returns true, if self is a const reference. In that case, only const methods may be called on self.

_manage

Signature: void _manage

Description: Marks the object as managed by the script side.

After calling this method on an object, the script side will be responsible for the management of the object. This method may be called if an object is returned from a C++ function and the object is known not to be owned by any C++ instance. If necessary, the script side may delete the object if the script's reference is no longer required.

Usually it's not required to call this method. It has been introduced in version 0.24.

_unmanage

Signature: void _unmanage

Description: Marks the object as no longer owned by the script side.

Calling this method will make this object no longer owned by the script's memory management. Instead, the object must be managed in some other way. Usually this method may be called if it is known that some C++ object holds and manages this object. Technically speaking, this method will turn the script's reference into a weak reference. After the script engine decides to delete the reference, the object itself will still exist. If the object is not managed otherwise, memory leaks will occur.

Usually it's not required to call this method. It has been introduced in version 0.24.

assign

Signature: void assign (const NetElement other)

Description: Assigns another object to self

bbox

Signature: [const] Box bbox

Description: Delivers the bounding box of the shape as seen from the original top cell

cell_index

Signature: [const] unsigned int cell_index

Description: Gets the index of the cell the shape is inside

create

Signature: void create

Description: Ensures the C++ object is created

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _create instead

Use this method to ensure the C++ object is created, for example to ensure that resources are allocated. Usually C++ objects are created on demand and not necessarily when the script object is created.

destroy

Signature: void destroy

Description: Explicitly destroys the object

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _destroy instead

Explicitly destroys the object on C++ side if it was owned by the script interpreter. Subsequent access to this object will throw an exception. If the object is not owned by the script, this method will do nothing.

destroyed?

Signature: [const] bool destroyed?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the object was already destroyed

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _destroyed? instead

This method returns true, if the object was destroyed, either explicitly or by the C++ side. The latter may happen, if the object is owned by a C++ object which got destroyed itself.

dup

Signature: [const] new NetElement ptr dup

Description: Creates a copy of self

Python specific notes:
This method also implements '__copy__' and '__deepcopy__'.

is_const_object?

Signature: [const] bool is_const_object?

Description: Returns a value indicating whether the reference is a const reference

Use of this method is deprecated. Use _is_const_object? instead

This method returns true, if self is a const reference. In that case, only const methods may be called on self.

layer

Signature: [const] unsigned int layer

Description: Gets the index of the layer the shape is on

new

Signature: [static] new NetElement ptr new

Description: Creates a new object of this class

Python specific notes:
This method is the default initializer of the object.

shape

Signature: [const] Shape shape

Description: Gets the shape that makes up this net element

See the class description for more details about this attribute.

trans

Signature: [const] ICplxTrans trans

Description: Gets the transformation to apply for rendering the shape in the original top cell

See the class description for more details about this attribute.