src_en/api.get_cell_info.txt

<h3 id='___get_cell_info'>get_cell_info</h3>
<pre>Get information of a module or instance (LLM: information)
<b>Usage:</b> $data = get_cell_info($module_or_inst, @options);
$module_or_inst: The module or instance's name
@options:
    -help: Print this information
    -conns: Get Connections of the item, only when it's instance
    -type: Get the item's type information. It can be 'ff','cg,'latch','buf', 
            run 'get_lib_cells -type_info' for all existing type in the current libraries
            An array is returned if this option is present
    -libname: Get the library name that the cell is in
    -area: Get the area of the item
    -size: Get the size of the item
    -fun:  Get the function string of the item
    -leakage: Get the leakage of the item
    -ref:     Same as 'get_ref instance' if the item property is instance
    -context: Get detail library information
    -attribute attribute_name: Check if the cell has the attribute set. 0 or 1 is returned
$data: Returned data, if '-attribute' option is present, $data is 0 or 1
In option is '-conns' case,
It is a hash having the following data structure
my $module = $hash->{module};
my $instance: $hash->{instance};
foreach my $port (keys %{$hash->{connections}}){
    my $net = $hash->{connections}{$port};
}

If no option is present, it return the item's property:
leaf_instance leaf_module hierarchical_instance hierarchical_module 

<b>Examples:</b>

#1. Get area of one leaf cell
my $area = get_cell_info("AND2X2", "-area");

#2. Get an attribute of one leaf cell
my $is_iso = get_cell_info("ISOX2", "-attribute", "is_isolation_cell");

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