RE: [sv-ec] "string literal" and "literal string"

I agree with Brad.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@server.eda.org]
On
> Behalf Of Brad Pierce
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 8:14 AM
> To: sv-ec@server.eda-stds.org
> Subject: RE: [sv-ec] "string literal" and "literal string"
> 
> Shalom,
> 
> Maybe it should be "cast to a packed or unpacked array type".
Consider
> from 4.14 --
> 
>    "In a static cast, the expression to be cast shall be enclosed in
> parentheses that are prefixed with the casting type and an apostrophe.
> If the expression is assignment compatible with the casting type, then
> the cast shall return the value that a variable of the casting type
> would hold after being assigned the expression."
> 
> -- Brad
> 
> [ In reply to http://www.eda-stds.org/sv-ec/hm/3796.html .]
> 
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> From: owner-sv-ec@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-ec@eda.org] On Behalf Of
> Bresticker, Shalom
> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 4:54 AM
> To: sv-ec@eda-stds.org
> Subject: [sv-ec] "string literal" and "literal string"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The term "string literal" occurs 42 times in 1800.
> 
> "literal string" appears 4 times, in 3.1, 3.6 (next to last para.),
4.7
> (para. 3), and 23.2 (page bottom).
> 
> On the face of it, they appear to refer to the same thing.
> 
> But if so, this statement from 3.6 appears to be a tautology:
> 
> "String literals can also be cast to a packed or unpacked array, which
> shall follow the same rules as assigning a literal string to a packed
or
> unpacked array."
> 
> Can anyone explain?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Shalom
> 
> 
> 
> Shalom Bresticker
> 
> Intel Jerusalem LAD DA
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> I don't represent Intel
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