Section 18.6 Specifying coverage
options
UPDATE [paragraph preceding syntax
Option assignment statements in the covergroup definition are evaluated at the time that the covergroup is instantiated. The per_instance option can only be set in the covergroup definition. The auto_bin_max and detect_overlap options can only be set in the covergroup or coverpoint definition. Other instance specific options can be set procedurally after a covergroup has been instantiated. The syntax is as follows: