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getElement

Get function element from service interface

Since R2023b

    Description

    functionElemObj = getElement(serviceInterfaceObj,elementName) returns the function element object with the name elementName contained in the service interface object serviceInterfaceObj.

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    Examples

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

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

    archDataObj = Simulink.dictionary.archdata.open("MyInterfaces.sldd")
    archDataObj = 
    
      ArchitecturalData with properties:
    
        DictionaryFileName: 'MyInterfaces.sldd'
                Interfaces: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ServiceInterface]
                 DataTypes: [0×0 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.DataType]
                 Constants: [0×0 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.Constant]

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

    serviceInterfaceObj = getInterface(archDataObj,"ServiceInterface1")
    serviceInterfaceObj = 
    
      ServiceInterface with properties:
    
               Name: 'ServiceInterface1'
        Description: ''
           Elements: [1×2 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.FunctionElement]
              Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.ArchitecturalData]

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

    funcElemObj3 = addElement(serviceInterfaceObj,"functionElement3")
    funcElemObj3 = 
    
      FunctionElement with properties:
    
        FunctionPrototype: 'y = functionElement3(u)'
             Asynchronous: 0
        FunctionArguments: [1×2 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.FunctionArgument]
                     Name: 'functionElement3'
                    Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ServiceInterface]

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

    funcElemObj2 = getElement(serviceInterfaceObj,"functionElement2")
    funcElemObj2 = 
    
      FunctionElement with properties:
    
        FunctionPrototype: 'y = functionElement2(u)'
             Asynchronous: 0
        FunctionArguments: [1×2 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.FunctionArgument]
                     Name: 'functionElement2'
                    Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ServiceInterface]

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

    removeElement(serviceInterfaceObj,"functionElement1")

    The service interface object now contains only two function elements, functionElement2 and functionElement3.

    serviceInterfaceObj.Elements(1)
    ans = 
    
      FunctionElement with properties:
    
        FunctionPrototype: 'y = functionElement2(u)'
             Asynchronous: 0
        FunctionArguments: [1×2 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.FunctionArgument]
                     Name: 'functionElement2'
                    Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ServiceInterface]
    serviceInterfaceObj.Elements(2)
    ans = 
    
      FunctionElement with properties:
    
        FunctionPrototype: 'y = functionElement3(u)'
             Asynchronous: 0
        FunctionArguments: [1×2 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.FunctionArgument]
                     Name: 'functionElement3'
                    Owner: [1×1 Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ServiceInterface]

    Input Arguments

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    Service interface containing the function element, specified as a Simulink.dictionary.archdata.ServiceInterface object.

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

    Data Types: char | string

    Output Arguments

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    Function element with the specified name, returned as a Simulink.dictionary.archdata.FunctionElement object.

    Version History

    Introduced in R2023b