Altera Quartus II Scripting - Manual (Page 343)

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get_names
Usage
get_names [-entity <wildcard>] -filter <wildcard> [-library <wildcard>] [-node_type
<all|comb|reg|pin|input|output|bidir|hierarchy|mem|bus|qsf>] [-observable_type
<all|pre_synthesis|post_synthesis|post_fitter|post_asm|stp_pre_synthesis>]
Options
-entity <wildcard>: Option to specify the entity to get names from hierarchies
instantiated by the entity
-filter <wildcard>: Option to specify the node's full path name and/or wildcard
character(s)
-library <wildcard>: Option to specify the containing library
-node_type <all|comb|reg|pin|input|output|bidir|hierarchy|mem|bus|qsf>: Option to
filter based on the specified node type.
-observable_type
<all|pre_synthesis|post_synthesis|post_fitter|post_asm|stp_pre_synthesis>: Option to
filter based on the specified observable type
Description
Returns a filtered output collection of all matching node name IDs found in a compiled Quartus®II
project.
To access each element of the output collection, use the Tcl command "foreach_in_collection". To see
example usage, type "get_names -long_help" or "foreach_in_collection -long_help".
If the "-node_type" option is not specified, the default value is "all". Similarly, if the "-observable_type"
option is not specified, the default value is "all".
The node type "pin" includes "input", "output", and "bidir". The node type "qsf" include names from qsf
settings file. The node type "all" includes all node types.
The value for "-observable_type" option can be one of the following:
Example
# Search for a single post-Fitter pin with the name accel and
# make assignments
set accel_name_id \
[get_names -filter accel -node_type pin -observable_type post_fitter]
foreach_in_collection name_id $accel_name_id {
# Get the full path name of the node
Observable Type Description
all Use post-Fitter information. If it is not available, post-Synthesis information is used.
Otherwise, pre-synthesis information is used if it exists.
pre_synthesis Use pre-synthesis information.
post_synthesis Use post-synthesis information.
post_fitter Use post-Fitter information.
post_asm Use post-Assembler information. The post-Assembler information is only supported for
designs using the HardCopy II device family.
stp_pre_synthesis Use SignalTap II pre-synthesis information.