existsRef(String absoluteName, Boolean alsoDisabled)

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Determines if the project component given by absoluteName is referencable.

existsRef(String absoluteName, Boolean alsoDisabled)
Arguments	String	absoluteName	The path to a project component
Boolean	alsoDisabled	true = deactivated project components are also taken into consideration false = deactivated project components are not taken into consideration
Return value	Boolean

existsRef(String absoluteName, Boolean alsoDisabled)

Arguments

String

absoluteName

The path to a project component

Boolean

alsoDisabled

true = deactivated project components are also taken into consideration

false = deactivated project components are not taken into consideration

Return value

Boolean

Formula	Result
=existsRef('Feeder.Mechatronic.Feeder.Inspect', true)	true or false