NAME

       getphins - retrieve a physical instance

SYNOPSYS

       #include "mph.h"
       phins_list ∗getphins(ptfig, insname)
       phfig_list ∗ptfig;
       char ∗insname;

PARAMETERS

       ptfig               Pointer to the figure in which the instance should be seeked

       insname             Name of the instance

DESCRIPTION

       getphins  looks  in  the list of instances of the physical model pointed to by ptfig for a
       instance identified by its insname.

RETURN VALUE

       getphins returns a pointer to the instance that matches the insname.

ERROR

       "∗∗∗ mbk error ∗∗∗ illegal getphins instance insname doesn't exist in figure ptfig->NAME"
              No instance is called insname in the figure.

EXAMPLE

       #include "mph.h"
       phins_list ∗exist(figname, insname)
       char ∗figname, ∗insname;
       {
          return getphins(getphfig(figname), insname);
       }

SEE ALSO

       mbk(1), phfig(3), phins(3), addphins(3), delphins(3).