designExists?()

Synopsis

This function is used to determine if a given design exists in the search path.

Syntax

designExists? ( Design_ As Name, Optional searchPath? As Boolean = False ) As Boolean

Argument	Type	Description
Design_	Name	Name of the design to test.
searchPath?	Boolean	Optional; specifies whether the search path should be rescanned to look for the design if not currently shown (the file might have been moved into one of the libraries for example). The default value is False .

Example 1

Checks whether IvBlock design exists

Intent >designExists?( :IvBlock) 
--> True

Example 2

Attempts to find the design

Intent >designExists?( :IvUnknownDesign, searchPath? := True) 
--> False