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Command Reference      2.  Synopsys Commands    get_design_parameter



NAME
          get_design_parameter
                         Returns the value of a parameter on a
                         parameterized design object.  The
                         parameter can be a generic in VHDL or a
                         parameter in Verilog.


SYNTAX
          int get_design_parameter parameter_name [-quiet]

          string parameter_name


ARGUMENTS
          parameter_name Name of parameter for which to search.


          -quiet         Turns off warning messages that would
                         otherwise be issued if a parameter name
                         is not found or is not assigned a value.


DESCRIPTION
          Searches the parameter value string of the
          current_design object for the specified parameter name
          and returns an integer value.  A value of -1 is
          returned if the parameter does not exist or has no
          value.


EXAMPLES
          This example finds the parameter "N" and obtains its
          value:


                         dc_shell> get_design_parameter N
                         8


          In this example, an error is issued because the
          parameter "M" is not found:


                         dc_shell> get_design_parameter M
                         Error: Parameter 'M' does not exist.
                         -1


          The following command produces an error because the
          parameter "N" is not assigned a value:




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get_design_parameter   2.  Synopsys Commands       Command Reference



                         dc_shell> get_design_parameter N
                         Error: Parameter 'N' has no value.
                         -1




















































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