Modelica.Utilities.System

Interaction with environment

Information

This package contains functions to interact with the environment.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.FunctionsPackage (Icon for packages containing functions).

Package Content

Name	Description
getWorkDirectory	Get full path name of work directory
setWorkDirectory	Set work directory
getEnvironmentVariable	Get content of environment variable
setEnvironmentVariable	Set content of local environment variable
getTime	Retrieve the local time (in the local time zone)
getPid	Retrieve the current process id
command	Execute command in default shell
exit	Terminate execution of Modelica environment

Modelica.Utilities.System.getWorkDirectory

Get full path name of work directory

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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Modelica.Utilities.System.setWorkDirectory

Set work directory

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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Modelica.Utilities.System.getEnvironmentVariable

Get content of environment variable

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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Modelica.Utilities.System.setEnvironmentVariable

Set content of local environment variable

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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Modelica.Utilities.System.getTime

Retrieve the local time (in the local time zone)

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Syntax

(ms, sec, min, hour, day, mon, year) = System.getTime();

Description

Returns the local time at the time instant this function was called. All returned values are of type Integer and have the following meaning:

Argument	Range	Description
ms	0 .. 999	Milli-seconds after seconds
sec	0 .. 59	Seconds after minute
min	0 .. 59	Minutes after hour
hour	0 .. 23	Hours after midnight
day	1 .. 31	Day of month
mon	1 .. 12	Current month
year	≥ 2015	Current year

Example

(ms, sec, min, hour, mon, year) = getTime()   // = (281, 30, 13, 10, 15, 2, 2015)
                                              // Feb. 15, 2015 at 10:13 after 30.281 s

Note

This function is impure!

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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Modelica.Utilities.System.getPid

Retrieve the current process id

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Syntax

pid = System.getPid();

Description

Returns the pid (process identification) of the process in which this function is called. This is an impure function and the returned value depends on the operating system.

Example

getPid()   // = 3044

Note

This function is impure!

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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Modelica.Utilities.System.command

Execute command in default shell

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Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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Modelica.Utilities.System.exit

Terminate execution of Modelica environment

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Extends from ModelicaServices.System.exit (Terminate execution of Modelica environment).

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