libraryinfo

gets the path and the set of primary functions of a loaded library

Syntax

macros = libraryinfo(libraryname)
[macros, libpath] = libraryinfo(libraryname)

Arguments

libraryname: string: name of the loaded library.

macros: column of strings: names of main functions belonging to the library.

libpath: string: path to the lib file of the library.

Description

gets the names of the functions (written in Scilab language) belonging to the given library, and the path of the directory where their *.sci files and the lib file are stored. Subsidiary functions that may follow the main ones in .sci files are private and are not returned.

Only loaded libraries can be addressed by libraryinfo().

Getting some library info from its handle

libraryinfo() works from the literal name of the library. In some cases, we may have only its handle, defined when loading the library. For instance, libraryinfo("iolib") works, libraryinfo(iolib) does not. How to use the handle to get any info? Let's go on with the iolib example:

Getting the path: libpath = string(iolib)(1)
Getting the column vector of members functions: functions = string(iolib)(2:$)
Getting the literal name of the library: libraryname = xmlGetValues("//scilablib", "name", libpath)

Unloaded library: getting info through its path

If the considered library is not loaded, neither libraryinfo() nor string() can work.

Provided that we know its libpath, we then can

get its literal name: xmlGetValues("//scilablib", "name", libpath+"/lib")
get the column vector of members functions: functions = xmlGetValues("//scilablib/macro", "name", libpath+"/lib")

Examples

With libraryinfo(), from the literal library name:

[f, p] = libraryinfo("iolib")

--> [f, p] = libraryinfo("iolib")
 p  =
 SCI\modules\io\macros\

 f  =
!input      !
!unix_g     !
!unix_w     !
!%_sodload  !
!unix_x     !
!unix_s     !

From the library handle:

// Just for display:
iolib

// Catch info into variables:
p = string(iolib)(1)
f = string(iolib)(2:$)
libname = xmlGetValues("//scilablib", "name", p+"/lib")

--> // Just for display:
--> iolib

 iolib  =
Functions files location : SCI\modules\io\macros\.
input  unix_g  unix_w  %_sodload  unix_x  unix_s

--> // Catch info into variables:
--> p = string(iolib)(1)
 p  =
 SCI\modules\io\macros\

--> f = string(iolib)(2:$)
 f  =
!input      !
!unix_g     !
!unix_w     !
!%_sodload  !
!unix_x     !
!unix_s     !

--> libname = xmlGetValues("//scilablib", "name", p+"/lib")
 libname  =
 iolib

For a not-loaded library, from its path:

path = fullpath("SCI/modules/scicos_blocks/macros/Hydraulics");
libname = xmlGetValues("//scilablib", "name", path+"/lib")
functions = xmlGetValues("//scilablib/macro", "name", path+"/lib")
Hydraulicslib  // not-loaded (Xcos must have not been run)

--> libname = xmlGetValues("//scilablib", "name", path+"/lib")
 libname  =
 Hydraulicslib

--> functions = xmlGetValues("//scilablib/macro", "name", path+"/lib")
 functions  =
!Bache          !
!Flowmeter      !
!PerteDP        !
!PuitsP         !
!SourceP        !
!VanneReglante  !

--> Hydraulicslib
Undefined variable: Hydraulicslib

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