RE: [sv-bc] Query regarding constant class property

The enum *variable* is not static, the enum type values *are*.
jan, feb, and mar are static, but month is not.

Shalom 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ishita Ghosh [mailto:ighosh@cal.interrasystems.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:40 PM
> To: Bresticker, Shalom; sv-bc@eda.org
> Subject: Re: [sv-bc] Query regarding constant class property
> 
> 
>  According to LRM 1800-2005 Sec 7.9
> "Access to nonstatic members or to the special this handle 
> within the body of a static method is illegal"
> 
> So, if the use of enum element in a static method, as in the 
> given testcase, is allowed then it implies that the enum 
> variable though explicitly not declared as 'static'
> is being implicitly considered as 'static'. Correct me if I am wrong.
> 
> Regards,
> Ishita
> 
> Bresticker, Shalom wrote:
> 
> >Why not?
> >
> >Shalom
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Ishita Ghosh [mailto:ighosh@cal.interrasystems.com]
> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 12:07 PM
> >>To: Bresticker, Shalom; sv-bc@eda.org
> >>Subject: Re: [sv-bc] Query regarding constant class property
> >>
> >>Is the use of enum element legal in a static method of a class?
> >>
> >>Rgards,
> >>Ishita
> >>
> >>Bresticker, Shalom wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>What is the problem?
> >>>
> >>>Shalom
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org
> >>>>[mailto:owner-sv-bc@server.eda.org] On Behalf Of Ishita Ghosh
> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 11:25 AM
> >>>>To: sv-bc@server.eda.org
> >>>>Subject: RE: [sv-bc] Query regarding constant class property
> >>>>
> >>>>Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>>   Please suggest on the behaviour of the following testcase :
> >>>>
> >>>>module top;
> >>>>
> >>>>   class C;
> >>>>       typedef enum {jan, feb, mar} month;
> >>>>       static int y;
> >>>>       static function void f();
> >>>>           y =jan;      // legal or illegal ??
> >>>>       endfunction
> >>>>   endclass
> >>>>
> >>>>   C c = new;
> >>>>endmodule
> >>>>
> >>>>   The standard simulators are generating no error message.
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks and Regards,
> >>>>Ishita
> >>>>        
> >>>>
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