create_form_set()

Creates a set of forms for use by the create_parm() function. A form set describes the set of allowable forms the value of a parameter may take on. A number of predefined form sets exist. Returns: none.

See also: Using AEL Database Retrieval Functions.

Syntax:

create_form_set(name, formName1, formName2,.... formNameN);

where

name is the name of the form set. Used by the create_parm() function.

formName is one or more form names.

Note If you redefine an existing format to include different forms, then there may be backwards-compatibility problems when you open a design with components whose parameters were created with the old form set definitions; for example: (1) Going from a non-compound to a compound form (by way of the create_compound_form() function) (2) Going from a compound form to a non-compound form

Example:

This example creates a form set composed of the _y_n1_ and _y_n0_ forms. These allow a parameter value to take on a yes or no value.

create_constant_form("y_n1", "YES", 0, 1, "YES");
create_constant_form("y_n0", "NO", 0, 0, "NO");
create_form_set("yes1_no0", "y_n1", "y_n0");

Where Used:

Schematic