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

Because it's an iterator. Iterators have the index method.

Shalom 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org 
> [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Surya Pratik Saha
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:00 PM
> To: Bresticker, Shalom
> Cc: Moumita; sv-bc; sv-ec
> Subject: 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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