queue field of uvm_queue is protected

[arno]

Field "queue" of uvm_queue is declared as protected, and it turns out to be limiting the use and reusability of this object. All it does is providing a container for a SV queue, and adds the "protected" restriction.

Could it be changed to public in future releases ?

Thanks.

[uwes]

Field "queue" of uvm_queue is declared as protected, and it turns out to be limiting the use and reusability of this object. All it does is providing a container for a SV queue, and adds the "protected" restriction.

Could it be changed to public in future releases ?

Thanks.

hi,

for own code you could do something like the code below. i think it would be better to have the set/get variants instead of the direct access.

/uwe

:

program test50;
import uvm_pkg::*;

class my_queue#(type T=int) extends uvm_queue#(T);

typedef T this_type[$];

function new(string name="");
       super.new(name);
endfunction

function this_type get_view();
return queue;
endfunction

function void set_view(ref this_type r);
this.queue = r;
endfunction

endclass

initial begin
       int a[$];
       static my_queue#(int) mq = new();
       a.push_back(4);
       mq.set_view(a);
       a.push_back(5);
       assert (mq.size() == 1);

       mq.push_back(5);
       assert (mq.size() == 2); 

end
endprogram

Edited February 11, 2011 by uwes