Compostie Types 3

VHDL Data Types
Composite Types 3

Records

Used to collect one or more elements of a different types in single construct
Elements can be any VHDL data type
Elements are accessed through field name
Sample record statement

   TYPE binary IS ( ON, OFF );
   TYPE switch_info IS
      RECORD
        status : binary;
        IDnumber : integer;
   END RECORD;

   VARIABLE switch : switch_info;
   switch.status := on;  -- status of the switch
   switch.IDnumber := 30;  -- number of the switch