3 files changed, 27 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Assert.scala b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Assert.scala
index 92f602c4..77db3692 100644
--- a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Assert.scala
+++ b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Assert.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ object assert { // scalastyle:ignore object.name
 
   def apply_impl_do(cond: Bool, line: String, message: Option[String], data: Bits*)(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions) {
     val escLine = line.replaceAll("%", "%%")
-    when (!(cond || Module.reset.toBool)) {
+    when (!(cond || Module.reset.asBool)) {
       val fmt = message match {
         case Some(msg) =>
           s"Assertion failed: $msg\n    at $escLine\n"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ object assert { // scalastyle:ignore object.name
 object stop { // scalastyle:ignore object.name
   /** Terminate execution with a failure code. */
   def apply(code: Int)(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Unit = {
-    when (!Module.reset.toBool) {
+    when (!Module.reset.asBool) {
       pushCommand(Stop(sourceInfo, Builder.forcedClock.ref, code))
     }
   }
diff --git a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Bits.scala b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Bits.scala
index 9356a91c..7e98cf04 100644
--- a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Bits.scala
+++ b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Bits.scala
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ private[chisel3] sealed trait ToBoolable extends Element {
     *
     * @note The width must be known and equal to 1
     */
+  final def asBool(): Bool = macro SourceInfoWhiteboxTransform.noArg
+
+  /** @group SourceInfoTransformMacro */
+  def do_asBool(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Bool
+
+  /** Casts this $coll to a [[Bool]]
+    *
+    * @note The width must be known and equal to 1
+    */
   final def toBool(): Bool = macro SourceInfoWhiteboxTransform.noArg
 
   /** @group SourceInfoTransformMacro */
@@ -364,7 +373,15 @@ sealed abstract class Bits(private[chisel3] val width: Width) extends Element wi
   final def toBools(): Seq[Bool] = macro SourceInfoTransform.noArg
 
   /** @group SourceInfoTransformMacro */
-  def toBools(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Seq[Bool] =
+  @chiselRuntimeDeprecated
+  @deprecated("Use asBools instead", "3.2")
+  def do_toBools(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Seq[Bool] = do_asBools
+
+  /** Returns the contents of this wire as a [[scala.collection.Seq]] of [[Bool]]. */
+  final def asBools(): Seq[Bool] = macro SourceInfoTransform.noArg
+
+  /** @group SourceInfoTransformMacro */
+  def do_asBools(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Seq[Bool] =
     Seq.tabulate(this.getWidth)(i => this(i))
 
   /** Reinterpret this $coll as a [[SInt]]
@@ -412,13 +429,17 @@ sealed abstract class Bits(private[chisel3] val width: Width) extends Element wi
     do_asUInt
   }
 
-  final def do_toBool(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Bool = {
+  final def do_asBool(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Bool = {
     width match {
       case KnownWidth(1) => this(0)
-      case _ => throwException(s"can't covert UInt<$width> to Bool")
+      case _ => throwException(s"can't covert ${this.getClass.getSimpleName}$width to Bool")
     }
   }
 
+  @chiselRuntimeDeprecated
+  @deprecated("Use asBool instead", "3.2")
+  final def do_toBool(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Bool = do_asBool
+
   /** Concatenation operator
     *
     * @param that a hardware component
diff --git a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Printf.scala b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Printf.scala
index bfab57d8..53b62bc8 100644
--- a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Printf.scala
+++ b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Printf.scala
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ object printf { // scalastyle:ignore object.name
     * @param pable [[Printable]] to print
     */
   def apply(pable: Printable)(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo, compileOptions: CompileOptions): Unit = {
-    when (!Module.reset.toBool) {
+    when (!Module.reset.asBool) {
       printfWithoutReset(pable)
     }
   }