Common Utilities for Creating Checks

When you create a custom check, there are common Simulink^® utilities that you can use to make the check perform different actions. Following is a list of utilities and when to use them. In the Utility column, click the link for more information about the utility.

Utility	Used For...
find_system	Getting handle or path to: Blocks Lines Annotations When getting the object, you can: Specify a search depth Search under masks and libraries
get_param / set_param	Getting and setting system and block parameter values.
Property Inspector	Getting object properties. First you must get a handle to the object.
evalin	Working in the base workspace.
Simulink.ID.getSID	Identifying Simulink blocks, model annotations or Stateflow® objects.
Stateflow API (Stateflow)	Programmatic access to Stateflow objects.