smbGetBlockInfo
by Tim C. Lueth, SG-Lib Toolbox: SolidGeometry 5.6 - SimMechanics
Introduced first in SolidGeometry 3.1, Creation date: 2016-11-22, Last change: 2025-09-14
Auxiliary fnct to get information on simulink/simscape structures
See Also: , smbGetLibraryPath
Example Illustration
Syntax
[Name,Blockpath,LibPath]=smbGetBlockInfo(Block)
Input Parameter
Block: | | Block Name; default is gcb |
Output Parameter
Name: | | Name of Block |
Blockpath: | | Part of Block |
LibPath: | | Library Path |
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Algorithm (Workflow)
This function, smbGetBlockInfo, is designed to retrieve information about a Simulink or Simscape block. It is part of the SolidGeometry library, version 3.1, and was created by Tim Lueth in 2016.
Input Parameters
- Block: The name of the block for which information is to be retrieved. If no block is specified, the function defaults to using the current block (
gcb).
Output Results
- Name: The name of the block, with newline characters replaced by spaces.
- Blockpath: The path of the block within the model, with newline characters replaced by spaces.
- LibPath: The library path of the block, with newline characters replaced by spaces.
Algorithm Steps
- Check if the
Block parameter is provided. If not, set Block to gcb (get current block).
- Retrieve the block's name using
get_param(Block, 'Name') and replace any newline characters with spaces.
- Get the block's capabilities using
get_param(Block, 'Capabilities').
- Extract the block path from the capabilities and replace newline characters with spaces.
- Extract the library path from the capabilities and replace newline characters with spaces.
- Retrieve the block type using
get_param(Block, 'BlockType').
- Additional parameters like line handles and link status are retrieved but not used in the output.
Algorithm explaination created using ChatGPT on 2025-08-18 23:42. (Please note: No guarantee for the correctness of this explanation)
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