RE: [sv-bc] scope of break/continue within foreach loop

I agree 'break' should exit the foreach loop. But 'continue' should goto
the next iteration of the inner loop;

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-bc@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@eda.org] On Behalf Of
> Daniel Mlynek
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 3:31 AM
> To: 'Paul Graham'; 'sv-bc'
> Subject: RE: [sv-bc] scope of break/continue within foreach loop
>
> Imho break should break the whole loop any other hahviour would be
just
> hard to understand ie:
>
> module top;
> int arr[10][3];
> initial
> foreach (arr[i,j]) begin
> $display(i, j);
> if (i==2) break; //this breaks the foreach and finishes whole
tests
> end
> endmodule
>
> DANiel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-bc@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@eda.org] On Behalf Of
Paul
> Graham
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 11:55 PM
> To: sv-bc
> Subject: [sv-bc] scope of break/continue within foreach loop
>
> A foreach statement with multiple variables is defined as equivalent
to a
> set of nested for loops. If a break statement is executed in the body
of
> a
> forever loop, does it break out of the innermost of these nested for
> loops,
> or does it break out of the outermost? Likewise for a continue
> statement.
> I guess it should be the outermost loop. Could this be clarified?
>
> Paul
>
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