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Gets a FCD paths handle, suitable for traversal with the Tree API
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| colspan="2" | Gets a FCD paths handle, suitable for traversal with the Tree API 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-string-icon.png]] - STRING
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| width="90%" | PathName
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| colspan="2" | The '.' separated path through the FCD to look in 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-h32-icon.png]] - HANDLE
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| width="90%" | StartPoint
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| colspan="2" | The handle of an existing FCD path to start the search 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
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===Parameters===
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==Detailed description==
''[[Variable types|STRING]] PathName''
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This will get a handle suitable for traversal by the [[API Tree|Tree]] API which is a collection of functions suitable for traversing the FCD files.
:The '.' separated path through the FCD to look in
 
  
''[[Variable types|HANDLE]] StartPoint''
 
:The handle of an existing FCD path to start the search
 
:''The default value for this parameter is: '''''0'''
 
  
===Return value===
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FCD files are XML files. The ''PathName'' must be a list of items, not including the XML root tag of the tags where the XML attributes are located. So to extract a handle to the FLASH memory detailes ''Pathname''="device.memory".
[[Variable types|HANDLE]]
 
  
Returns the FCD paths handle, suitable for traversal with the Tree API
 
  
===Detailed description===
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If the ''StartPoint'' is provided then it is assumed this is a handle to a previous call to GetPathHandle, and this path is prepended to ''PathName''. So if ''StartPoint'' is a handle to "device.configuration" and ''PathName''="settings.setting" then the full path found will be "device.configuration.settings.setting".
''No additional information''
 
  
===Examples===
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====Calling in a calculation====
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==Examples==
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===Calling in a calculation===
 
* Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
 
* Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
* Add to a calculation icon: result = ::FCD.GetPathHandle("pathname", startpoint)
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* Add to a calculation icon: <pre class="brush:[cpp]">result = ::FCD.GetPathHandle("pathname", startpoint)</pre>

Latest revision as of 11:55, 16 January 2023

Fc9-comp-macro.png GetPathHandle
Gets a FCD paths handle, suitable for traversal with the Tree API 
Fc9-string-icon.png - STRING PathName
The '.' separated path through the FCD to look in 
Fc9-h32-icon.png - HANDLE StartPoint
The handle of an existing FCD path to start the search 
Fc9-h32-icon.png - HANDLE Return


Detailed description

This will get a handle suitable for traversal by the Tree API which is a collection of functions suitable for traversing the FCD files.


FCD files are XML files. The PathName must be a list of items, not including the XML root tag of the tags where the XML attributes are located. So to extract a handle to the FLASH memory detailes Pathname="device.memory".


If the StartPoint is provided then it is assumed this is a handle to a previous call to GetPathHandle, and this path is prepended to PathName. So if StartPoint is a handle to "device.configuration" and PathName="settings.setting" then the full path found will be "device.configuration.settings.setting".


Examples

Calling in a calculation

  • Declare a variable 'result' of type HANDLE
  • Add to a calculation icon:
    result = ::FCD.GetPathHandle("pathname", startpoint)