[ibis-macro] Re: Description required for Reserved Parameters in AMI files?
- From: "Walter Katz" <wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <michael.mirmak@xxxxxxxxx>, "IBIS-ATM" <ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:01:00 -0400
MM,
It can apply to the model where it is optional (page 144 of IBIS 5.0 pdf)
| ) | End of Model_Specific section
| (Description <string>) | description of the model
| | (optional)
In all other places it is required, or it is implied that it is required. I
personally think that it should not be required for Reserved Parameters (the
standard describes what they are and what they do), and should be required
for all Model Specific parameters (to at least force the model maker to
document what he is exposing to the user intelligently).
But the spec says it is always required (except for the model itself).
Bonus question: " " is a valid string.
Walter
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Subject: [ibis-macro] Description required for Reserved Parameters in AMI
files?
A simple question for AMI experts: is "Description" required for Reserved
Parameters in AMI files?
On page 144 of IBIS 5.0 (PDF version), the following text appears:
| ... All reserved
| parameters must be in the following format:
|
| (parameter_name (Usage <usage>)(Type <data_type>)
| (Default <values>) (Description <string>))
However, few of the given examples actually follow this usage of
Description. Which is correct?
Thanks in advance...
- MM
PS Bonus question: is a null or empty string permissible in "Description?"
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