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Explicit repetition specification

In some cases, you may want to specify a repetition of a definition but have no difference between port sizes. You must then use explicit repetition specification instead of the implicit specification. Create a reference to the definition and specify a repetition factor in the reference creation window. The repetition factor is specified after the reference name and the optional arguments list, and is also optional. The repetition is specified as an integer between square brackets. For instance, ``minus [3]'' specifies three repetition of definition.

It is important to notice that with explicit repetition you can only express the Diffuse and Iterate situation, as all port ratios equal one.



Julien Forget 2003-03-21