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iterate

Iterate over model elements

Since R2019a

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Syntax

iterate(arch,iterType,iterFunction)
iterate(___,Name=Value)
iterate(___,Name=Value,additionalArgs)

Description

iterate(arch,iterType,iterFunction) iterates over components in the architecture arch in the order specified by iterType and invokes the function specified by the function handle iterFunction on each component.

Note

This function is part of the instance programmatic interfaces that you can use to analyze the model iteratively, element-by-element. The instance refers to the element instance on which the iteration is being performed.

iterate(___,Name=Value) iterates over components in the architecture using all previous syntaxes with additional options.

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iterate(___,Name=Value,additionalArgs) iterates over components in the architecture with additional options and passes all trailing arguments, specified as additionalArgs, as arguments to iterFunction. Name-value arguments with additionalArgs must be specified as comma-separated name-value pairs.

Examples

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For more information on the battery sizing example, see Battery Sizing and Automotive Electrical System Analysis. 

openExample("systemcomposer/BatterySizingAndAutomotiveAnalysisExample")
archModel = systemcomposer.openModel("scExampleAutomotiveElectricalSystemAnalysis");
% Instantiate battery sizing class used by analysis function to store
% analysis results.
objcomputeBatterySizing = computeBatterySizing;
% Run the analysis using the iterator
iterate(archModel,"TopDown",@computeLoad,"Recurse",true,objcomputeBatterySizing);

Input Arguments

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Architecture over which to iterate, specified as an systemcomposer.arch.Architecture or systemcomposer.analysis.ArchitectureInstance object.

Iteration type, specified as "PreOrder", "PostOrder", "TopDown", or "BottomUp".

  • Pre-order — Start from the top level, move to a child component, and process the subcomponents of that component recursively before moving to a sibling component.

  • Top-Down — Like pre-order, but process all sibling components before moving to their subcomponents.

  • Post-order — Start from components with no subcomponents, process each sibling, and then move to parent.

  • Bottom-up — Like post-order, but process all subcomponents at the same depth before moving to their parents.

Data Types: char | string

Iteration function, specified as a function handle to be iterated on each component.

Additional function arguments, specified as a comma-separated list of arguments to be passed to iterFunction.

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

Example: iterate(archModel,"TopDown",@computeLoad,"Recurse",true,objcomputeBatterySizing)

Option to recursively iterate through model components, specified as a logical 1 (true) to recursively iterate or 0 (false) to iterate over components only in this architecture and not navigate into the architectures of child components.

Recurse only applies to systemcomposer.arch.Architecture objects.

Data Types: logical

Option to iterate over components and architecture ports, specified as a logical 0 (false) to only iterate over components or 1 (true) to iterate over components and architecture ports.

Data Types: logical

Option to iterate over components and connectors, specified as a logical 0 (false) to only iterate over components or 1 (true) to iterate over components and connectors.

IncludeConnectors only applies to systemcomposer.analysis.ArchitectureInstance objects.

Data Types: logical

Option to ensure iteration order according to how components are connected from source to destination, specified as a logical 0 (false) or 1 (true). If this option is specified as 1 (true), iteration type iterType has to be either "TopDown" or "BottomUp". If any other option is specified, the iteration type defaults to "TopDown".

FollowConnectivity only applies to systemcomposer.arch.Architecture objects.

Data Types: logical

More About

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Definitions

TermDefinitionApplicationMore Information
architecture

A System Composer™ architecture represents a system of components and how they interface with each other structurally and behaviorally.

Different types of architectures describe different aspects of systems. You can use views to visualize a subset of components in an architecture. You can define parameters on the architecture level using the Parameter Editor.
model

A System Composer model is the file that contains architectural information, including components, ports, connectors, interfaces, and behaviors.

Perform operations on a model:

  • Extract the root-level architecture contained in the model.

  • Apply profiles.

  • Link interface data dictionaries.

  • Generate instances from model architecture.

A System Composer model is stored as an SLX file.

Create Architecture Model with Interfaces and Requirement Links
component

A component is a nontrivial, nearly independent, and replaceable part of a system that fulfills a clear function in the context of an architecture. A component defines an architectural element, such as a function, a system, hardware, software, or other conceptual entity. A component can also be a subsystem or subfunction.

Represented as a block, a component is a part of an architecture model that can be separated into reusable artifacts. Transfer information between components with:

Components
port

A port is a node on a component or architecture that represents a point of interaction with its environment. A port permits the flow of information to and from other components or systems.

These are different types of ports:

  • Component ports are interaction points on the component to other components.

  • Architecture ports are ports on the boundary of the system, whether the boundary is within a component or the overall architecture model.

Ports
connector

Connectors are lines that provide connections between ports. Connectors describe how information flows between components or architectures.

A connector allows two components to interact without defining the nature of the interaction. Set an interface on a port to define how the components interact.

Connections

TermDefinitionApplicationMore Information
analysis

Analysis is a method for quantitatively evaluating an architecture for certain characteristics. Static analysis analyzes the structure of the system. Static analysis uses an analysis function and parametric values of properties captured in the system model.

Use analyses to calculate overall reliability, mass roll-up, performance, or thermal characteristics of a system, or to perform a SWaP analysis.
analysis function

An analysis function is a MATLAB® function that computes values necessary to evaluate the architecture using the properties of each element in the model instance.

Use an analysis function to calculate the result of an analysis.
instance model

An instance model is a collection of instances.

You can update an instance model with changes to a model, but the instance model will not update with changes in active variants or model references. You can use an instance model, saved in a MAT file, of a System Composer architecture model for analysis.

Run Analysis Function
instance

An instance is an occurrence of an architecture model element at a given point in time.

An instance freezes the active variant or model reference of the component in the instance model.

Create a Model Instance for Analysis

Version History

Introduced in R2019a

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