RE: [sv-bc] Function call without parenthesis

So, I am trying to parse this.  Brad, you believe that the attribute
inquiry methods may be invoked without the parenthesis?

Specifically, that "x = str.len;" is legal?

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-sv-bc@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@eda.org] On Behalf Of Brad
Pierce
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:41 AM
To: sv-bc@eda.org
Subject: Re: [sv-bc] Function call without parenthesis


Surya,

>4) x = str.len; // len is method of string datatype, incorrect
behaviour,
>            // you need to specify parenthesis.

I don't think that was the intent.

Probably the LRM said "class method" instead of "method" to distinguish
from "interface method".

It should have clarified that it was talking only about user-defined
subroutines, not built-in methods, which are more like unredefinable
system subroutines.

-- Brad