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| -rw-r--r-- | core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Data.scala | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Data.scala b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Data.scala index 6574a39d..93fccaec 100644 --- a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Data.scala +++ b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/Data.scala @@ -131,6 +131,23 @@ package experimental { target.direction } + /** Check if two Chisel types are the same type. + * Internally, this is dispatched to each Chisel type's + * `typeEquivalent` function for each type to determine + * if the types are intended to be equal. + * + * For most types, different parameters should ensure + * that the types are different. + * For example, `UInt(8.W)` and `UInt(16.W)` are different. + * Likewise, Records check that both Records have the same + * elements with the same types. + * + * @param x First Chisel type + * @param y Second Chisel type + * @return true if the two Chisel types are equal. + **/ + def checkTypeEquivalence(x: Data, y: Data): Boolean = x.typeEquivalent(y) + // Returns the top-level module ports // TODO: maybe move to something like Driver or DriverUtils, since this is mainly for interacting // with compiled artifacts (vs. elaboration-time reflection)? |