Utilities

Advanced functions for manipulating and querying models, charts, and elements directly

These utility functions enable advanced users to manipulate and query Simulink models and Stateflow charts and elements of those models and charts.

Functions

Sort Utilities

`slreportgen.utils.sortSystems`	Sort Simulink systems (Since R2022b)
`slreportgen.utils.sortObjects`	Sort Simulink objects (Since R2022b)
`slreportgen.utils.sortBlocks`	Sort Simulink blocks (Since R2022b)

Model Compilation

`slreportgen.utils.compileModel`	Compile model
`slreportgen.utils.uncompileModel`	Uncompile model
`slreportgen.utils.isModelCompiled`	Check if model is compiled

Block and Object Type Verification

`slreportgen.utils.hasDiagram`	Check if object has diagram
`slreportgen.utils.isBusSelector`	Check if Bus Selector block
`slreportgen.utils.isDocBlock`	Check if `DocBlock`
`slreportgen.utils.isLookupTable`	Check if lookup table block
`slreportgen.utils.isMATLABFunction`	Check if MATLAB function block or object
`slreportgen.utils.isModel`	Check if object is model
`slreportgen.utils.isModelReferenceBlock`	Check if object is Model block
`slreportgen.utils.isStateTransitionTable`	Check if object is state transition table (Since R2022a)
`slreportgen.utils.isTestSequence`	Check if Test Sequence block or object
`slreportgen.utils.isTruthTable`	Check if object is Truth Table

Model Loading

`slreportgen.utils.isModelLoaded`	Check if model is loaded
`slreportgen.utils.loadAllSystems`	Load all systems

Paths, Handles, and IDs

`slreportgen.utils.getModelHandle`	Get handle to Simulink model that contains block or Stateflow chart
`slreportgen.utils.getSlSfHandle`	Get Simulink handle or Stateflow object
`slreportgen.utils.block2chart`	Get Stateflow chart object from containing block
`slreportgen.utils.getObjectID`	Generate link target ID for Simulink or Stateflow object
`slreportgen.utils.isSID`	Check if name is Simulink Identifier (SID) string
`slreportgen.utils.isValidSlSystem`	Check if system is valid Simulink system
`slreportgen.utils.pathJoin`	Combine two diagram path parts
`slreportgen.utils.pathParts`	Split diagram path into parent and diagram parts
`slreportgen.utils.pathSplit`	Split diagram path into array of diagram parts

Model Element Details

`slreportgen.utils.getCurrentEditorView`	Get current editor view area
`slreportgen.utils.getDisplayIcon`	Get Simulink or Stateflow icon file name
`slreportgen.utils.hasUniqueModelNotes`	Check if system has unique model notes (Since R2025a)
`slreportgen.utils.HierarchyNumber`	Generate number that represents subsystem position in model hierarchy (Since R2021b)
`slreportgen.utils.traceSignal`	Trace signal to source or destination
`slreportgen.utils.getResolvedParamValue`	Evaluate parameter value expression
`slreportgen.utils.isMaskedSystem`	Check if system is masked subsystem block
`slreportgen.utils.isCommented`	Check if object is commented out