RE: [sv-ec] Invalid example of srandom - mantis 1391

Brad,

But it's not listed as an operator in syntax box 8-1 or table 8-2, so
best 2 out of three wins. :)

There's a bigger issue in that allowing a function name in the middle of
a hierarchical path would create an ambiguity between referencing a
member of that function or a member of the class the function is
pointing to. See 12.3.1

Dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@eda.org] On Behalf Of
Brad
> Pierce
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:49 AM
> To: sv-ec@eda.org
> Subject: Re: [sv-ec] Invalid example of srandom - mantis 1391
> 
> method_call_root was not just added to handle 'this' and 'super', but
to
> support method calls for any expressions that yield handles allowing
> such calls.
> 
> An example like the following from 7.11
> 
>    p.next.next.next.val
> 
> would still be legal as
> 
>    p.next().next().next().val
> 
> Otherwise one could only chain through a sequence of handles using
> default argument values.
> 
> -- Brad
> 
> p.s. According to Table 8-3, dot is an operator.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich, Dave [mailto:Dave_Rich@mentor.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:59 PM
> To: Brad Pierce; sv-ec@eda.org
> Subject: RE: [sv-ec] Invalid example of srandom - mantis 1391
> 
> Brad,
> 
> ERR-47 was added to allow things like this.method_call() and
> super.method_call(). It still does not make '.' an operator.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-sv-ec@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@eda.org] On Behalf Of
> Brad
> > Pierce
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:29 PM
> > To: sv-ec@eda.org
> > Subject: Re: [sv-ec] Invalid example of srandom - mantis 1391
> >
> > >That would be true if '.' was defined as an operator, but it's not
in
> > >SystemVerilog; it's a hierarchical identifier separator.
> >
> > That interpretation is not consistent with
> >
> >    http://www.eda.org/sv-ec/Errata/ERR_47.html
> >
> > which introduced "method_call_root" to the BNF on Dec. 15, 2003
> >
> >
http://www.eda.org/sv-ec/Minutes/SV-EC-Minutes-2003-December-15.txt
> >
> > See also
> >
> >    http://www.eda.org/sv-bc/hm/1733.html
> >
> > -- Brad
> >
> >
>