Netlist::Subclass(3)

NAME
Verilog::Netlist::Subclass - Common routines for all classes

SYNOPSIS
  package Verilog::Netlist::Something;
  use Verilog::Netlist::Subclass;
  use base qw(Verilog::Netlist::Subclass);

  ...

  $self->info("We're here\n");
  $self->warn("Things look bad\n");
  $self->error("Things are even worse\n");
  $self->exit_if_error();

DESCRIPTION
The Verilog::Netlist::Subclass is used as a base class for all Verilog::Netlist::* structures. It is mainly used so that $self->warn() and $self->error() will produce consistent results.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

$self->error(Text...)
    Print an error in a standard format.

$self->errors()
    Return number of errors detected.

$self->exit_if_error()
    Exits the program if any errors were detected.

$self->filename()
    The filename number the entity was created in.

$self->info(Text...)
    Print a informational in a standard format.

$self->lineno()
    The line number the entity was created on.

$self->logger()
    The class to report errors using, generally a Verilog::Netlist::Logger object.

$self->userdata(key) =item $self->userdata(key, data)
    Sets (with two arguments) or retrieves the specified key from an opaque hash. This may be used to store application data on the specified node.

$self->warn(Text...)
    Print a warning in a standard format.

$self->warnings()
    Return number of warnings detected.

DISTRIBUTION
Verilog-Perl is part of the <https://www.veripool.org/> free Verilog EDA software tool suite. The latest version is available from CPAN and from <https://www.veripool.org/verilog-perl>.

Copyright 2000-2024 by Wilson Snyder. This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License Version 2.0.

AUTHORS
Wilson Snyder <wsnyder@wsnyder.org>

SEE ALSO
Verilog-Perl, Verilog::Netlist