Re: cloning textio lines

Gerhard Hoffmann wrote:

> Is there an easy way to clone a textio line including its contents?

The words 'easy' and 'textio' belong together.
I declare vhdl constant arrays instead.

> Must be a standard task.
> Probably I'm missing something obvious.

The 'obvious' way to do variable strings is with access types,
but this is not easy either.

-- Mike Treseler

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procedure verify is
type string_p is access string;
variable string_v : string_p;
begin
string_v := new string'(integer'image(to_integer(expect_v)));
report "___Step " & integer'image(step_v);
match_v := expect_v = unsigned(readData_s);
pass_v := pass_v and match_v;
step_v := step_v + 1;
ck : if match_v then
boring : if verbose_g then
report "_________saw " & string_v.all & " as expected";
end if boring;
else
report "__________Expected byte is " & string_v.all;
report "__________Actual bus data is "
& integer'image(to_integer(unsigned(readData_s)))
severity error;
report "______________________________WIRE STATE IS "
& wire_t'image(wire_g);
die;
end if ck;
end procedure verify;

Mike Treseler

Mike Treseler wrote:

> The words 'easy' and 'textio' belong together.
^
don't

Mike Treseler