string to enum in systemverilog

the syntax of ENUM

  enum {red, yellow, green } color;  

1. default of data type is “int”
   
2. default data value is 0, or set the customized value by user, eg: enum {red = 1, yellow = 100, green=1000} color.
3. typedef: typedef enum {red, yellow, green}  colors;

  method:

1. function enum first(): 
2. function enum last();
3. function enum next(int unsigned N=1);
4. function int num(); return the number of enum value
5. name(), return the string name of data, eg, colors c; c=c.first(); c.name() or c.name: ->  "red"

data typr convert 

1. if enum data typr is same with converted data type, colors c; c =green; or c = color`(2)

string to enum(data type is int):

there are two ways, but the first is recommended;

1.  use the associative array , eg:

     colors color_a[string];

     colors c;

     

     // initial the array on build phase(new is ok as well)

     function void build_phase(uvm_phase phase);

     super.build_phase(phase);

     c = c.first();

     foreach (c.num()) begin

       color_a[c.name] = c;

       c=c.next();

     end

     endfunction: build_phase

     task run_phase(uvm_phase phase);

        string str = "red";

        `uvm_report_info(get_type_name(), $sformatf("the string is %0s, the enum is %0p", str, color_a[str]),UVM_LOW);

       

     endtask: run_phase

2. redefine the string2enum function;

    virtual function colors string2enum(string str);

       if(str  == null ) return ;

       c = c.first();

       foreach(c.num()) begin

         if(c.name == str) return c;

         else c = c.next(); 

       end

       `uvm_report_info(get_typr_name(), $sformatf("Could not match, the string is %0s", str), UVM_LOW);

    endfunction : string2enum

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