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From: lga@unconfigured.xvnews.domain (Laurent Gasser)
Subject: Re: ADA - VHDL
Date: 1996/07/10
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Date: 1996-07-10T00:00:00+00:00
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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.