Date: Tue Feb 14 2006 - 14:51:55 PST
In Superlog, char and its synonym byte were added as C-compatible data types. They did not have a fixed size (could be any multiple of 8 bits) so that they could eventually support uni-code. The SystemVerilog committee removed char and made the byte type match a packed array of 8 bits. So byte has lost its significance as a distinct type. Adding a 4-state equivalent of byte would only serve to take up a new keyword at this point. Dave ________________________________ From: owner-sv-bc@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@eda.org] On Behalf Of Bresticker, Shalom Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 2:25 AM To: sv-bc@eda.org Subject: [sv-bc] 4-state byte? Hi, Is there a reason that a 4-state equivalent of the byte data type was not defined in SystemVerilog? Thanks, Shalom Shalom Bresticker Intel Jerusalem LAD DA +972 2 589-6852 +972 54 721-1033 I don't represent Intel
