Querying Objects - 2024.2 English - UG835

All first class objects can be queried by a get_* Tcl command that generally has the following syntax:

get_<object_type> <pattern>

Where pattern is a search <pattern>, which includes if applicable a hierarchy separator to get a fully qualified name. Objects are generally queried by a string pattern match applied at each level of the hierarchy, and the search pattern also supports wildcard style search patterns to make it easier to find objects, for example:

get_cells */inst_1

This command searches for a cell named inst_1 within the first level of hierarchy under the top-level of hierarchy. To recursively search for a pattern at every level of hierarchy, use the following syntax:

get_cells -hierarchical inst_

This command searches every level of hierarchy for any instances that match inst_1.

For complete coverage of the command syntax, see the specific online help for the individual command:

help get_cells

or

get_cells -help