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#global_and_isTypeStr.txt
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#by D@CC
#on 2022CMar03
#   probably was not completely tested


def access_global_list_definition():
    # This must be defined in the pir2A.py
    # But it can be called from anywhere using
    # pir2A.access_global_list()
    global gAL
    gAL=""
    gAL=gAL+"."+"g_targTempL0" ; global g_targTempL0
    gAL=gAL+"."+"g_gALtest"    ; global g_gALtest
    nCount=2
    returnValue = "globalAList was defined containing a global Count of : ",nCount
    #print("gAL:"+gAL)
    return returnValue
#def end

def access_global(gName,AorR,value):
    # This must be defined in the pir2A.py
    # It doesn't need to be called from outside the pir2A.py
    # check if in the gAL (globalAccessList)
    global gAL

#def end

def get_global(gName):
    global gAL
    #print("in get_global,gAL:"+gAL)
    #this is usually called from outside the pir2A.py
    # it can be called e.g. gALtest = pir2A.get_global("g_gALtest")
    return access_global(gName,"Retrieve","na")
#def end

def set_global(gName,value):
    #print("in set_global, gName:"+gName)
    #this is usually called from outside the pir2A.py
    # it can be called e.g. pir2A.set_global("g_gALtest",value)
    # WARNING: it will over-ride the current value of this global value
    access_global(gName,"Assign",value)
    if isTypeStr(value):  returnValue= gName+" was set="+value
    else:                 returnValue= gName+" was set="+str(value)
    #doesn't work if value is not a string
    return returnValue
#def end

def get_targTempL0(str1):
    returnValue = access_global("g_targTempL0","Retrieve","na")
    return returnValue
#def end

def isTypeStr(vName):
    Ttype=type(vName)
    if Ttype=="<class 'str'>": return True
    else: return False
#def end
#/global_and_isTypeStr.py