Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
Section 7: TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016
7-159
makegetter()
This function creates a function to get the value of an attribute.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
No
Usage
getter
= makegetter(
table
,
attributeName
)
getter
The return value
table
Read-only table where the attribute is located
attributeName
A string representing the name of the attribute
Details
This function is useful for aliasing attributes to improve execution speed. Calling the function created
with
makegetter()
executes faster than accessing the attribute directly.
Creating a getter function is only useful if it is going to be called several times. Otherwise, the
overhead of creating the getter function outweighs the overhead of accessing the attribute directly.
Example
getlevel = makegetter(smua.source, "levelv")
v = getlevel()
Creates a getter function called
getlevel.
When
getlevel()
is called, it
returns the value of
smua.source.levelv
.
Also see
(on page 7-159)
makesetter()
This function creates a function that, when called, sets the value of an attribute.
Type
TSP-Link accessible
Affected by
Where saved
Default value
Function
No
Usage
setter
= makesetter(
table
,
attributeName
)
setter
Function that sets the value of the attribute
table
Read-only table where the attribute is located
attributeName
The string name of the attribute
