Simulink.ModelReference.refresh

Force update to Model block to reflect changes to referenced model

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Syntax

Simulink.ModelReference.refresh(mdlblk)

Description

Simulink.ModelReference.refresh(mdlblk) updates the Model block specified by mdlblk to reflect changes to the referenced model.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Create a model hierarchy with a parent model that references the same model twice.

new_system("top")
new_system("ref")
add_block("simulink/Ports & Subsystems/Model","top/Model1",ModelName="ref")
add_block("simulink/Ports & Subsystems/Model","top/Model2",ModelName="ref")

Add an input and output port to the referenced model.

add_block("simulink/Ports & Subsystems/In1","ref/In1")
add_block("simulink/Ports & Subsystems/Out1","ref/Out1")

Get the number of ports on the Model blocks.

get_param("top/Model1","Ports")
ans = 1×10

     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0


get_param("top/Model2","Ports")
ans = 1×10

     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0

The Model blocks do not reflect the new ports in the referenced model.

Refresh one of the Model blocks.

Simulink.ModelReference.refresh("top/Model1");
get_param("top/Model1","Ports")
ans = 1×10

     1     1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0


get_param("top/Model2","Ports")
ans = 1×10

     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0

The number of ports on the refreshed Model block now matches the number of ports in the referenced model. The other Model block remains unchanged.

Input Arguments

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Name or handle of Model block, specified as a character vector, string scalar, or numeric scalar.

Example: Simulink.ModelReference.refresh('mymodel/Model')

Example: Simulink.BlockDiagram.refreshBlocks(h), where h is a Model block handle

Tips

Do not try to manually specify the number of a handle, for example, 5.007, because you usually need to specify more digits than MATLAB® displays. Assign the handle to a variable and use that variable name.

Data Types: char | string | double

Tips

To refresh all variants, linked blocks, and Model blocks in a model, use the Simulink.BlockDiagram.refreshBlocks function.

Alternative Functionality

Select a Model block. In the Simulink® Toolstrip, on the Model Block tab, click Refresh .

Version History

Introduced in R2020a

See Also

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