Re: [sv-bc] Constant method calls

Hi Steven,
Even 'e' is a constant like parameter -
parameter enum {A, B, C} e = A;

then also I think 'next' should not be a constant, because the result 
will depend on the no. of call which is not constant. What do you think?

Regards
Surya



-------- Original Message  --------
Subject: Re:[sv-bc] Constant method calls
From: Steven Sharp <sharp@cadence.com>
To: Greg.Jaxon@synopsys.com, spsaha@cal.interrasystems.com
Cc: sharp@cadence.com, sarani@cal.interrasystems.com, sv-bc@eda.org, 
sv-ec@eda.org
Date: Saturday, February 09, 2008 6:56:05 AM
>> From: Surya Pratik Saha <spsaha@cal.interrasystems.com>
>>     
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>> module top;
>>    enum {A, B, C} e;
>>    initial begin
>>       for (int i = 0; i < e.next(); i ++) begin:b
>>          reg[e.next(): 0] r;
>>       end
>>    end
>> endmodule
>>     
>
> Surya, e.next cannot be a constant expression because e is not a
> constant. The case that could possibly be allowed would be something
> like A.next, whose result would be the constant B (if it is legal to
> apply an enum method to an enum literal, which is unclear).
>
> Steven Sharp
> sharp@cadence.com
>
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