Filtering by Element Type

The element-type tag allows you to identify elements introduced by a particular language construct, like functions, fields or structs. The table below exemplifies what language constructs map to the available element types.

Element Types

SV

VHDL

ACTION

ACTIVITY

ALIAS

alias alias_name is alias_type;

ARCHITECTURE
architecture architecture_name of entity_name is begin

end architecture;

ASSERT
assert_name : assert property(…);

cover_name : cover property(…);

assume_name : assume property(…);

BLOCK

initial begin … end

blk_name : block … begin … end block;

CHECK

CHECKER
checker checker_name(…);

endchecker

CHECKER_INSTANCE

checker_name checker_instance(…);

CLASS
class class_name;

endclass

CLOCKING_BLOCK
clocking clocking_block_name @(…);

endclocking

COMPONENT

component … end component;

CONFIGURATION
config config_name;

endconfig
configuration config_name of entity_name is
…
end configuration;

CONSTRAINT

constraint constraint_name{ … }

COVER_CROSS

cross_name : cross item_name, … ;

COVER_GROUP
covergroup covergroup_name;

endgroup

COVER_POINT

coverpoint_name : coverpoint variable_name;

COVER_TRANSITION

ENTITY
entity entity_name is

end entity;

EVENT

event event_name;

EXEC_BLOCK

EXPECT

expect_name: expect ( … ) else … ;

FIELD

field_type field_name;

FUNCTION
function return_type function_name(…);

endfunction
function function_name( … )

return return_type;

GENERATE_BLOCK
generate … endgenerate

genvar i;

for ( … ) begin

end
label: for … in … to … generate

end generate;

INSTANCE
modport_name instance_name( … );

user_defined_primitive instance_name( … );

logic_gate instance_name( … );
label_name : component_type PORT MAP ( … );

label_name : component_type GENERIC MAP ( … );

INTERFACE
interface interface_name;

endinterface

INTERFACE_INSTANCE

interface_name interface_instance();

LIBRARY

+dvt_init -work lib_name

+dvt_init -work lib_name

LINKAGE

MACRO

`define macro_name macro_value

METHOD

METHOD_TYPE

MODPORT

modport modport_name(…);

MODULE
module module_name(…);

endmodule

MODULE_INSTANCE

module_name mod_instance(…);

NAMESPACE

ONEVENT

PACKAGE
package package_name;

endpackage
package package_name is

end package;

PACKAGE_BODY
package body package_body_name is

end package body;

PACKAGE_INSTANCE

package instance_name is new package_name;

PARAMETER

parameter parameter_name;

PORT
output port_name;

input port_name;

real port_name;

port (…);

PRIMITIVE
primitive primitive_name(…);

endprimitive

PROCESS
process (…) is begin

end process;

PROGRAM
program program_name (…);

endprogram

PROGRAM_INSTANCE

program_name instance_name(…);

PROPERTY_SEQUENCE
property property_name; endproperty

sequence sequence_name; endsequence
property property_name is … ;

sequence sequence_name is … ;

SIGNAL

signal signal_name : signal_type;

STRUCT

SUBPROGRAM_INSTANCE
function instance_name is new function_name;

procedure instance_name is new procedure_name;

TASK
task task_name();

endtask

TOKEN

TYPE
typedef int unsigned uint;

typedef struct { … } struct_name;

typedef enum { … } enum_name;

type type_name is (…);

TYPE_PARAMETER
class class_name #(type type_name=bit);

endclass

TYPEDEF

UNION

VARIABLE
variable var_name: var_type;

generic (var_name : var_type);

VUNIT

vunit vunit_name(entity_name(architecture_name)) { … }