Highlight objects in different colors
Syntax
highlight_objects [‑color_index <arg>] [‑rgb <args>] [‑color <arg>]
[‑leaf_cells] [‑quiet] [‑verbose] <objects>
Usage
Name | Description |
---|---|
[-color_index]
|
Color index |
[-rgb]
|
RGB color index list |
[-color]
|
Valid values are red green blue magenta yellow cyan and orange |
[-leaf_cells]
|
Leaf cells |
[-quiet]
|
Ignore command errors |
[-verbose]
|
Suspend message limits during command execution |
<objects>
|
Objects to highlight |
Categories
Description
-rgb
, -color_index
, and -color
.Selected objects are automatically unselected in order to display the objects in the specified highlight color. Objects can be unhighlighted with the unhighlight_objects
command.
Arguments
-color_index
<arg> - (Optional) Valid values are integers from 1 to 20. Specifies the color index to use for highlighting the selected object or objects. The color indexes are displayed, and can be configured, on the page of the dialog box. Refer to the Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Using the IDE (UG893) for more information on setting colors.
-rgb
<args> - (Optional) The color to use in the form of an RGB code specified as {R G B}. For instance, {255 255 0} specifies the color yellow.
-color
<arg> - (Optional) The color to use for highlighting the specified object or objects. Supported highlight colors are: red, green, blue, magenta, yellow, cyan, and orange.
select_objects
command.
-leaf_cells
<arg> - (Optional) Specifies one or more cell names or objects to highlight with the specified color.
-quiet
- (Optional) Execute the command quietly, returning no messages from the command. The command also returns TCL_OK regardless of any errors encountered during execution.
-verbose
- (Optional) Temporarily override any message limits and return all messages from this command.
set_msg_config
command.<objects> - (Required) Specifies one or more objects to be highlighted.
Examples
highlight_objects -color red [get_selected_objects]
highlight_objects -color green -leaf_cells [get_cells cpuEngine/*]