NAME

Verilog::Netlist::Cell - Instantiated cell within a Verilog Netlist

SYNOPSIS

  use Verilog::Netlist;

  ...
  my $cell = $module->find_cell('cellname');
  print $cell->name;

DESCRIPTION

A Verilog::Netlist::Cell object is created by Verilog::Netlist for every instantiation in the current module.

ACCESSORS

See also Verilog::Netlist::Subclass for additional accessors and methods.

$self->comment: Returns any comments following the definition. keep_comments=>1 must be passed to Verilog::Netlist::new for comments to be retained.
$self->delete: Delete the cell from the module it's under.
$self->gateprim: True if the cell is a gate primitive instantiation (buf/cmos/etc), but not a UDP.
$self->module: Pointer to the module the cell is in.
$self->name: The instantiation name of the cell.
$self->netlist: Reference to the Verilog::Netlist the cell is under.
$self->pins: List of Verilog::Netlist::Pin connections for the cell.
$self->pins_sorted: List of name sorted Verilog::Netlist::Pin connections for the cell.
$self->range: The range for the cell (e.g. "[1:0]") or false (i.e. undef or "") if not ranged.
$self->submod: Reference to the Verilog::Netlist::Module the cell instantiates. Only valid after the design is linked.
$self->submodname: The module name the cell instantiates (under the cell).

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

See also Verilog::Netlist::Subclass for additional accessors and methods.

$self->lint: Checks the cell for errors. Normally called by Verilog::Netlist::lint.
$self->new_pin: Creates a new Verilog::Netlist::Pin connection for this cell.
$self->pins_sorted: Returns all Verilog::Netlist::Pin connections for this cell.
$self->dump: Prints debugging information for this cell.

DISTRIBUTION

Verilog-Perl is part of the <https://www.veripool.org/> free Verilog EDA software tool suite. The latest version is available from CPAN and from <https://www.veripool.org/verilog-perl>.

Copyright 2000-2021 by Wilson Snyder. This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License Version 2.0.

AUTHORS

Wilson Snyder <wsnyder@wsnyder.org>