RE: [sv-ec] Associative Array questions

In response to the first question, I believe that the LRM is
referring to the "assoc2" array in the example below:

module top;
    typedef struct { int i; int j; } s_t;
    int assoc1[s_t];
    s_t s;
    int assoc2[ struct { int i; int j; } ];  // Anonymous struct index type

    initial begin
        s = '{4,5};
        assoc1[s] = 45;
        assoc2['{3,8}] = 38;
        $display("assoc1 is %1d", assoc1);
        $display("assoc2 is %1d", assoc2);
    end
endmodule 

Personally I don't really see the reason for this restriction.
It's not a very useful construct, but it doesn't cause any harm
that I can see.

Regards,
Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@eda.org] On 
> Behalf Of Bresticker, Shalom
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 7:07 AM
> To: sv-ec@eda.org
> Subject: [sv-ec] Associative Array questions
> 
>  <<Bresticker, Shalom.vcf>> Hi,
> Some points in 5.9-5.10:
> 
> - In 5.9: "It shall be illegal for index_type to declare a 
> type." - What does this mean?
> 
> - Presumably the statement that "A 4-state index containing X 
> or Z is invalid." should appear in 5.9.5 ("Signed packed 
> array") as well.
> 
> - The word "Index" should be uncapitalized in 5.9.1 and 5.9.6.
> 
> - In Table 5-1, real type is missing.
> 
> - In 5.10: "If the argument passed to any of the four 
> associative array traversal methods first, last, next, and 
> prev is smaller than the size of the corresponding index, 
> then the function returns -1 and shall copy only as much data 
> as can fit into the argument." - Does "smaller than the size" 
> mean that it is not large enough to contain the value? For 
> example, what if the index type is integer (32 bits), but the 
> value is 0 (only 1 bit needed)?
> 
> Thanks,
> Shalom Bresticker
> Intel Jerusalem LAD DA
> +972 2 589-6852
> I don't represent Intel 
> 
>