RE: [vhdl-200x-ft] Revised FT18: condition operator

Tristan,

> Instead of
> *condition* ::= *boolean*_expression
> | condition?( expression )
>
> Where condition? is called by the compiler when the expression does
> not resolve to boolean.
>
> Why not:
> *condition* ::= expression
>
> Where a "??" function returning a boolean is implcitly
> called with the
> expression as only argument.
>
> Of course, a 'function "??" (a : boolean) return boolean;"
> has to be defined. Things would be more orthogonal.

That's precisely how I've defined it in my draft Language Change
Specification.

Cheers,

PA

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vhdl-200x-ft@eda.org 
> [mailto:owner-vhdl-200x-ft@eda.org] On Behalf Of tgingold@free.fr
> Sent: Thursday, 2 December 2004 19:28
> To: Peter Ashenden
> Cc: vhdl-200x-ft@eda.org
> Subject: Re: [vhdl-200x-ft] Revised FT18: condition operator
> 
> 
> Selon Peter Ashenden <peter@ashenden.com.au>:
> 
> Yet another suggestion.
> 
> 
> Tristan.
>