Port w, x, y and z are defined as STD_LOGIC. In my 'if' construct I use the below condition if((not w) and (not x) and (not y) and (not z)) then --Do something instead of the actual proper syntax as below. if( w = '0' and x = '0' and y = '0' and z = '0') then --Do something The former implementation fails and returns the below error type error near w ; current type std_logic; expected type boolean I understand that VHDL is a strongly typed language and hence it returns this error. However consider a second case i.e. if i had to do an assignment c <= not a (Where a and c are of type STD_LOGIC), the execution will proceed without an error. I am looking for a proper reason to give my students as to why the 'if' construct fails but the assignment succeeds in VHDL. Thank you.
The "not" operator for std_logic gives a std_logic in return. A "=" operator gives a boolean in return. A "and" operator expects boolean operands. With that information the behavior becomes clear.
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VHDL 2008 relaxes the overly strict behaviour and allows std_logic in boolean context within if statements. This can even be enforced with the '??'-Operator where this behaviour would lead to ambiguity.
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