setscalarvalue
setscalarvalue |
Purpose
Update the value of a scalar variable
Synopsis
procedure xreflect~setscalarvalue( entityname:string, newvalue:xreflect~basicvalue )
Arguments
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entityname
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The name of the public entity to set
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newvalue
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The value to assign to the entity
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Example
The following:
public declarations
myvar: string,
end-declarations
setscalarvalue('myvar',basicvalue('hello'))
writeln('myvar=',myvar)
produces this output:
myvar=hello
Further information
1. If the specified entity name cannot be found, the model will terminate with a runtime error.
2. If the specified entity is not of a supported type, the model will terminate with a runtime error.
3. If the specified entity is not a scalar variable or constant, the model will terminate with a runtime error.
4. If the provided
basicvalue contains a value of a different type from the specified entity, the model will terminate with a runtime error.
5. If the specified entity is a constant, the model will terminate with a runtime error unless the provided
basicvalue contains the same value as the constant entity.
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