function & task的使用

function 的标准写法：

 function  [<lower>:<upper>] <output_name> ;
      input <name>;
      begin
         <statements>
      end
   endfunction
		



// Example of a function declaration:

   function  [9:0] gray_encode;
      input [9:0] binary_input;
      begin
         gray_encode[9] = binary_input[9];
         for (k=8; k>=0; k=k-1) begin
            gray_encode[k] = binary_input[k+1] ^ binary_input[k];
         end
      end
   endfunction





// Example of calling a function:

   // write_count is the binary input being passed to the function gray_encode.
   // The output of the function gray_encode is then passed to the signal FIFO_ADDR
   FIFO_ADDR = gray_encode(write_count);
	

task 的用法

 task <task_name>;
      input <input_name>;
      <more_inputs>

      output <output_name>;
      <more_outputs>

      begin
         <statements>;
      end
   endtask
			


/ Example of a task declaration:

   task error_action;
      input read_write;
      input correct_value;
      input actual_value;
      input [8*11:0] output_string;
      begin
         if (ERROR_CHECK) begin
            if (read_write)
               $display("Error: %s value incorrect during write %d at time %t\nExpecting %b, got %b",
                         output_string, write_attempt, $realtime, correct_value, actual_value);
            else
               $display("Error: %s value incorrect during read %d at time %t\nExpecting %b, got %b",
                         output_string, read_attempt, $realtime, correct_value, actual_value);
            if (ON_ERROR=="FINISH")
               $finish;
            else if (ON_ERROR=="STOP")
               $stop;
         end
      end
      endtask




// Example of calling a task:


   // The task error_action is called by name and passed the four input values
   //    in the order they are declared in the task
   error_action(1'b1, wr_ready_value, WR_READY, "WR_READY");