Altium Designer Documentation
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Schematic Query Functions
Membership Checks
Object_IOType
Created: September 18, 2015 | Updated: August 19, 2021
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1, 19.0, 19.1, 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 17.0. For the latest, read: Object_IOType for version 21
Parent page: Schematic Query Functions - Membership Checks
Summary
Returns all child objects of port objects whose IO Type property complies with the Query.
Syntax
Object_IOType(Parent) = IOType_String
Object_IOType(Parent) <> IOType_String
IOType_String must be one of the strings from the following list:
'Bidirectional''Input''Output''Unspecified'
Example Usage
Object_IOType(Parent) = 'Bidirectional'
Returns all child objects of port objects whose IO Type property is Bidirectional.
Object_IOType(Parent) <> 'Output'
Returns all objects except child objects of port objects whose IO Type property is Output.
Tips
- The IO Type property is defined for port and sheet entry objects, but only port objects can have children that are returnable by this expression.
- The single quote characters (') at the start and end of
IOType_Stringare mandatory.