sc_set_type

Prototype

$integer = $node->sc_set_type(type)

Parameters

M/O = Mandatory/Optional

Return Type

integer

Description

sc_set_type sets the type for the node and returns 1 if successfull, 0 otherwise. The type is not changed if the set fails.

A field must have a type, but a region may be typeless.

If the node is a field, the set can fail if:

• the type is undef or “”.

Recall that field type has no meaning to spacecraft; it’s meaning is determined by the hardware engine used.

Also not that specifying a region type does not load the definitions of that type from a file; it simply sets the value.

Example

$space = &sc_get_space();

$field = $space->sc_add_field(-offset => 0, -size => 32, -type => 'RW', ...);

$field->sc_set_type() or &sc_error("Can't set type");

$field->sc_set_type('RO') or &sc_error("Can't set type");

The first set fails because a field requires a type.

The second set succeeds.