Re: [sv-bc] RE: [sv-ec] Query for Iterator index querying

Hi Shalom,
Your text is contradictory. You mentioned 'index' can be applied on an 
unpacked array. And you mentioned 'item' iterator is of type 'int'. Then 
how come, 'index' method is applied on an int type?

Regards
Surya



-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: Re:[sv-bc] RE: [sv-ec] Query for Iterator index querying
From: Bresticker, Shalom <shalom.bresticker@intel.com>
To: Moumita <moumita@cal.interrasystems.com>
Cc: "sv-bc" <sv-bc@eda-stds.org>, "sv-ec" <sv-ec@eda-stds.org>
Date: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:48:13 PM
> arr is an unpacked array.
>  
> item is the iterator, iterating over the elements of arr, each of type 
> int.
>  
> item.index is its index.
>  
> q is a list of those elements (items) whose value (item) is equal to 
> its index (item.index).
>  
> Shalom
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* Moumita [mailto:moumita@cal.interrasystems.com]
>     *Sent:* Monday, August 06, 2007 5:07 PM
>     *To:* Bresticker, Shalom
>     *Cc:* sv-bc; sv-ec
>     *Subject:* Re: [sv-bc] RE: [sv-ec] Query for Iterator index querying
>
>
>     But according to the example mentioned in SV LRM(sec 5.15.4), item
>     is not an unpacked array.
>     So is the following testcase is valid one?
>
>     testcase:
>     -------
>     int arr[] ;
>     int q[$];
>      q = arr.find with ( item == item.index );
>
>     If it is valid then what is the value of item.index?
>     What is the difference between item.index(1) and item.index?
>     Another question is  whether iterator can be an unpacked array as
>     here item is treated as iterator?
>
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Moumita
>
>
>
>     Bresticker, Shalom wrote:
>>     The descriptions of the array manipulation methods at the beginning of
>>     each of 5.15.1-5.15.3 say what types of arrays they apply to, and they
>>     are unpacked arrays, i.e., not packed arrays.
>>
>>     Shalom
>>
>>
>>       
>>>     -----Original Message-----
>>>     From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org 
>>>     [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Moumita
>>>     Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:38 PM
>>>     To: sv-bc; sv-ec
>>>     Subject: [sv-ec] Query for Iterator index querying
>>>
>>>     Hello,
>>>
>>>      IEEE std 1800-2005 standard for System Verilog,sec 5.15.4  
>>>     does not say anything about the array for index method ,so my 
>>>     query is whether index method (Iterator index querying) can 
>>>     be applied  to unpacked array or packed array?
>>>     If we have -
>>>     q = arr.find with ( item == item.index );  // item is packed 
>>>     array or unpacked array?
>>>
>>>     Also the language "The index method of an iterator returns 
>>>     the index value of the specified dimension." is not clear to me.
>>>     So for the following testcase what will be value of x?
>>>      bit i[2:0];
>>>         int x;
>>>         initial begin
>>>             x = i.index();  
>>>         end
>>>
>>>     Thanks and regards,
>>>
>>>     Moumita
>>>
>>>
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