getvalue
Gets a value corresponding to a name for a particular data channel.
Syntax
getvalue(path, type, req, comp, name)
Argument
- path
- The path of the data file (a string).
- type
- The datatype index (a number).
- req
- The request index (a number).
- comp
- The component index (a number).
- name
- The name of the value to find (a string).
Example
Templex Expression | Result |
---|---|
{getvalue(“file.dat”, 0, 0, 0,
“units”)} |
inches |
Comments
The file must be in a format which can be plotted. If the file cannot be found, the special string “FILENOTFOUND” is returned. If the value is not found, the special string “VALUENOTFOUND” is returned.