If the Format Document function is used to format a code that includes an array type definition, the formatting process actually introduces errors to the type definition.
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For example:
Input
TYPE myType_ty IS ARRAY (NATURAL RANGE <>, NATURAL RANGE <>) OF std_logic_vector(5 DOWNTO 0);
Expected Behavior
TYPE myType_ty IS ARRAY (NATURAL RANGE <>, NATURAL RANGE <>) OF std_logic_vector(5 DOWNTO 0);
Actual Behavior
TYPE myType_ty IS ARRAY (NATURAL RANGE < >, NATURAL RANGE <>) OF std_logic_vector(5 DOWNTO 0);
The extra space between the < and > is a syntactical error in vhdl.
Array type definition breaks when formatting
If the
Format Documentfunction is used to format a code that includes an array type definition, the formatting process actually introduces errors to the type definition.Report
For example:
Input
TYPE myType_ty IS ARRAY (NATURAL RANGE <>, NATURAL RANGE <>) OF std_logic_vector(5 DOWNTO 0);Expected Behavior
TYPE myType_ty IS ARRAY (NATURAL RANGE <>, NATURAL RANGE <>) OF std_logic_vector(5 DOWNTO 0);Actual Behavior
TYPE myType_ty IS ARRAY (NATURAL RANGE < >, NATURAL RANGE <>) OF std_logic_vector(5 DOWNTO 0);The extra space between the
<and>is a syntactical error in vhdl.