addElement

Add physical element to physical interface

Since R2023b

Syntax

physicalElementObj = addElement(physicalInterfaceObj,elementName)

Description

physicalElementObj = addElement(physicalInterfaceObj,elementName) creates a Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalElement object and adds the element with the name elementName to the input physical interface object physicalInterfaceObj.

Examples

Configure Physical Elements of a Physical Interface

To configure physical elements of a physical interface, use the addElement, getElement, and removeElement functions.

In this example, the dictionary MyInterfaces.sldd contains one physical interface.

archDataObj = Simulink.dictionary.archdata.open("MyInterfaces.sldd")

archDataObj = 

  ArchitecturalData with properties:

    DictionaryFileName: 'MyInterfaces.sldd'
            Interfaces: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalInterface]
             DataTypes: [0×0 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.DataType]
             Constants: [0×0 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.Constant]

Get the physical interface object using the getInterface function. The physical interface object contains two physical element objects.

physInterfaceObj = getInterface(archDataObj,"PhysicalInterface1")

physInterfaceObj = 

  PhysicalInterface with properties:

           Name: 'PhysicalInterface1'
    Description: ''
       Elements: [1×2 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalElement]
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.ArchitecturalData]

To create a physical element object and add it to the physical interface, use the addElement function.

physElemObj3 = addElement(physInterfaceObj,"physElem3")

physElemObj3 = 

  PhysicalElement with properties:

           Name: 'physElem3'
           Type: ''
    Description: ''
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalInterface]

To access an existing physical element, use the getElement function.

physElemObj2 = getElement(physInterfaceObj,"physElem2")

physElemObj2 = 

  PhysicalElement with properties:

           Name: 'physElem2'
           Type: ''
    Description: ''
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalInterface]

To remove a physical element from a physical interface, use the removeElement function.

removeElement(physInterfaceObj,"physElem1")

The physical interface object now contains only two physical elements, physElem2 and physElem3

physInterfaceObj.Elements(1)

ans = 

  PhysicalElement with properties:

           Name: 'physElem2'
           Type: ''
    Description: ''
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalInterface]

physInterfaceObj.Elements(2)

ans = 

  PhysicalElement with properties:

           Name: 'physElem3'
           Type: ''
    Description: ''
          Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalInterface]

Input Arguments

physicalInterfaceObj — Physical interface object

Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalInterface object

Physical interface object, specified as a Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalInterface object.

elementName — Physical element name

character vector | string scalar

Physical element name, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Data Types: char | string

Output Arguments

physicalElementObj — Physical element

Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalElement object

Physical element, returned as a Simulink.dictionary.archdata.PhysicalElement object.

Version History

Introduced in R2023b