Arguments Tab

This tab contains the following elements.

arguments field

Lists all existing arguments with name and type.

• Add

  Adds a new argument of the type cont.

• Del

  Deletes the argument selected in the arguments field.

Argument Properties field

• Argument Type combo box

  Select the type of the argument selected in the Arguments field. Possible values are:

  <user defined>	component or enumeration as argument
  <enumeration>	enumeration as argument
  cont, sdisc, udisc, limitInt, wrapInt, log	scalar argument of the respective type
  array[cont], array[log], array[sdisc], array[udisc], array[limitInt], array[wrapInt], array[<enumeration>], array[<record>]	array argument of the respective type
  mat[cont], mat[log], mat[sdisc], mat[udisc], mat[limitInt], mat[wrapInt], mat[<enumeration>], mat[<record>]	matrix argument of the respective type

  Note
  In the signature editor for methods (operations) in ClientServer interfaces, the available argument types are restricted: matrix arguments are not available, and only records can be used as component argument. A state machine with a complex trigger argument cannot be stimulated in an experiment.

• Unit field

  Enter the unit of the selected argument.

• Comment field

  Enter a comment for the selected argument.

• Type combo box

  Select a type for a wrapInt argument.

• Min and Max fields

  Enter lower and upper limit for a limitInt or wrapInt argument.

  For limitInt, the values in Min and Max must be representable in sint32 or uint32.

  For wrapInt, the values in Min and Max must be representable in the selected Type.

  • context menu in the Min field

    • Default Value

      Inserts the default minimum value for the selected type.

    • Copy (<Ctrl> + <c>)

      Copies the selected field content to the clipboard.

    • Paste (<Ctrl> + <v>)

      Inserts the clipboard content into the Min field.

    • 0 (minimum for uint*) / -2^7 (-128) (minimum for sint8) / -2^15 (-32768)(minimum for sint16) / -2^31 (-2147483648)(minimum for sint32)

      Inserts the respective value.

  • context menu in the Max field

    • Default Value

      Inserts the default maximum value for the selected type.

    • Copy (<Ctrl> + <c>)

      Copies the selected field content to the clipboard.

    • Paste (<Ctrl> + <v>)

      Inserts the clipboard content into the Max field.

    • 2^7-1 (127) or 2^8-1 (255)(maximum for sint8 / uint8)

    • 2^15-1 (32767) or 2^16-1 (65535)(maximum for sint16 / uint16)

    • 2^31-1 (2147483647) or 2^32-1 (4294967295)(maximum for sint32 / uint32)

      Inserts the respective value.

• Direction combo box

  Select the direction of the argument (see Directions of Method Arguments).

  In	The argument can be read in the method.
  Out	The argument must be written in the method.
  InOut	The argument can be read and written in the method.