Adding HDL items to the List window

Before adding items to the List window you may want to set the window display properties (see "Setting List window display properties" ). You can add items to the List window in several ways.

Adding items with drag and drop

You can drag and drop items into the List window from the Signals, Source, Process, Variables, Wave, Dataflow, or Structure window. Select the items in the first window, then drop them into the List window. Depending on what you select, all items or any portion of the design may be added.

Adding items from the Main window command line

Invoke the add list command to add one or more individual items; separate the names with a space:

add list <item_name> <item_name> 

You can add all the items in the current region with this command:

add list * 

Or add all the items in the design with:

add list -r / * 

Adding items with a List window format file

To use a List window format file you must first save a format file for the design you are simulating. The saved format file can then be used as a DO file to recreate the List window formatting. Follow these steps:

• Add HDL items to your List window.
• Edit and format the items to create the view you want (see "Editing and formatting HDL items in the List window" ).
• Save the format to a file by selecting File > Save Format (List window).

To use the format (do) file, start with a blank List window, and run the DO file in one of two ways:

• Invoke the do command from the command line:
  do <my_list_format>
• Select File > Load Format from the List window menu bar.

Select Edit > Select All and Edit > Delete to remove the items from the current List window or create a new, blank List window by selecting View > New > List (Main window). You may find it useful to have two differently formatted windows open at the same time, see "Examining simulation results with the List window" .

Note: List window format files are design-specific; use them only with the design you were simulating when they were created. If you try to use the wrong format file, ModelSim will advise you of the HDL items it expects to find.

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