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SystemVerilog OOP Mastery · All levels

Shallow vs Deep Copy: Pitfalls

Pitfalls for Shallow vs Deep Copy.

Course contents

  • How to Use This Course
  • OOP Foundations in SystemVerilog
  • Prerequisites
  • Full Topic Map
  • SystemVerilog vs C++/Java: Overview
  • Inheritance & Polymorphism
  • Abstract & Interface Classes
  • Parameterized Classes & Static Members
  • Copy, Cast & Randomization
    • Shallow vs Deep Copy
      • Shallow vs Deep Copy: Concept Explained
      • Shallow vs Deep Copy: Code Examples
      • Shallow vs Deep Copy: SystemVerilog vs C++/Java
      • Shallow vs Deep Copy: Pitfalls
      • Shallow vs Deep Copy: Exercises
      • Shallow vs Deep Copy: Interview Questions
    • clone() and copy() Methods
    • Dynamic Cast with $cast
    • Randomization with Constraints
    • Copy, Cast & Randomization: Tricky Q&A
  • What SystemVerilog OOP Lacks
  • OOP Patterns & UVM Application
  • Tricky Pitfalls & Debug
  • Interview Prep: SystemVerilog OOP
  • SystemVerilog OOP Cheatsheet

Pitfalls and red flags

  • Assuming class assignment behaves like packed struct value copy.

  • Using new rhs and believing all nested objects are automatically unique.

  • Pushing aliased objects into scoreboard queues and corrupting historical expected data.

  • Forgetting null checks before recursively copying nested handles.

Related topics

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