Creating objects

The create() function creates an instance of a class or an instance with an object handle. The syntax is one of the following:

• create(<classname>, <objectname>);

• create(<objhandle>);

  If the object being created already exists, the create() function returns a reference to that object or an error if the object exists and belongs to different class.

  If you specify an object handle (objhandle) and the object does not exist, the create() function creates the object and the object handle.

  You can assign the result of the function to a variable (for example, objRef). This defines an object handle for the object.

  objRef = create(<classname>, <objectname>);
  

  The following script example loads instances of ports and cards. The name of the Domain Manager that contains the model is JS1.

  ASL Script (create_obj.asl):
  START {
   CARD rep(PORT)
  }
  CARD {
   "CARD:" cardname:word eol
  }
  do {
   create("Card",cardname);
  }
  PORT {
   portname:word eol
  }
  do {
   create("Port",portname);
  }
  DEFAULT {
   err:{..eol}
  }
  do {
   print(err." Failed");
  }
  EOF
  do {print("Complete");
  }
  Input (create_obj.txt):
  CARD: CARD0
   PORT00
   PORT01
   PORT02
   PORT03
  CARD: CARD1
   PORT10
   PORT11
   PORT12
  CARD: CARD2
   PORT20
   PORT21
   PORT22
   PORT23
   PORT24
   PORT25
  Output:
  $ sm_adapter --server=JS1 --file=create_obj.txt create_obj.asl
  Complete
  $