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From: aap@praxis.co.uk (Andy Pryor)
Newsgroups: comp.lsi.cad
Subject: Re: VHDL question : Need Help
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Date: 2 Oct 90 10:45:21 GMT
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sllu@jenny.isi.edu (Shih-Lien Lu) writes:

>Does VHDL allow recursive type definition? Thanks in advance.

>Shih-Lien Lu
>sllu@mosis.edu

Yes, provided the recursion is protected by an access type.

Section 3.3.1 (Incomplete type declarations) of the IEEE standard contains an
example of a recursive type used to construct a double-linked list.

Andy Pryor
Praxis Electronic Design Ltd, The New Church, Henry St, Bath, BA1 1JR, UK
Phone: +44 225 444700  Email: aap@praxis.co.uk

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Praxis Electronic Design Ltd, The New Church, Henry St, Bath, BA1 1JR, UK
Phone: +44 225 444700  Email: aap@praxis.co.uk