From: lga@unconfigured.xvnews.domain (Laurent Gasser)
Subject: Re: ADA - VHDL
Date: 1996/07/10
Date: 1996-07-10T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4s0m0dINNgbh@maz4.sma.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 4s09jq$ddn@srvr1.engin.umich.edu
In article <4s09jq$ddn@srvr1.engin.umich.edu>, pbgraham@engin.umich.edu (Paul B. Graham) writes:
> > I also see no reason for some syntax differences ("to" in VHDL, ".." in ADA)
>
> VHDL has ascending and descending ranges. Ada has only ascending ranges.
> I find it more convenient and understandable to write, e.g.,
>
> for i in 10 downto 1 loop -- VHDL
>
> than
>
> for i in reverse 1 .. 10 loop -- Ada
>
> Paul
In Ada, the range of the loop can be given by a type.
for i in reverse Weekdays loop
I don't know VHDL at all. Is anything similar in VHL possible?
--
Laurent Gasser (lga@sma.ch)
Computers do not solve problems, they execute solutions.
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Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-07-09 0:00 ADA - VHDL P. Cnudde VH14 (8218)
1996-07-09 0:00 ` Jacques Rouillard
1996-07-10 0:00 ` Paul B. Graham
1996-07-10 0:00 ` Laurent Gasser [this message]
1996-07-11 0:00 ` P. Cnudde VH14 (8218)
1996-07-12 0:00 ` Paul B. Graham
1996-07-10 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Jens Hansson
1996-07-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-07-15 0:00 ` Brian "Cheebie" Merchant
1996-07-16 0:00 ` Stephen A. Bailey
1996-07-16 0:00 ` jos de laender vh14 7461
1996-07-16 0:00 ` P. Cnudde VH14 (8218)
1996-07-22 0:00 ` Nick Weavers
1996-07-12 0:00 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
1996-07-13 0:00 ` Michael Feldman
1996-07-17 0:00 ` Chris Papademetrious
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