The following table lists the input arguments for single-element functions.
The name of the Statemate element. It can be an element name, path name, or synonym, including the chart name, (for example, K:L.M). The value that Statemate uses to identify each element in the database. Statemate assigns a unique ID to every element. Statemate element (ELEMENT
,STATE
,EVENT
, and so on). For example, if you call a function that operates on events, the element ID must be defined to be of typeEVENT
(orELEMENT
). Name of an attribute defined in the form for a Statemate element (in the attribute field). The string of text appearing in the long description attached to the specified Statemate element. This string represents the beginning of the portion of the long description that you want to extract from the database. The string of text appearing in the long description attached to the specified element. This string represents the end of the portion of the long description that you want to extract from the database. The path name of a system file. Long descriptions (and portions thereof) are copied to the system file specified in this argument.If this is an empty string (’’
- two contiguous apostrophes), the Documentor creates a temporary file where it stores the text. The name of this temporary file is returned by the function.