Commentary (#3351)

2022-03-14 09:10:03 -04:00 · 2022-03-14 09:10:03 -04:00 · c61258c0d0
commit c61258c0d0
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--- a/docs/guide/connecting.rst
+++ b/docs/guide/connecting.rst
@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ with respect to that top level module, then the scope could be set with

     #include "svdpi.h"
     ...
-     svSetScope(svGetScopeFromName("TOP.dut"));
+     const svScope scope = svGetScopeFromName("TOP.dut");
+     assert(scope);  // Check for nullptr if scope not found
+     svSetScope(scope);

 (Remember that Verilator adds a "TOP" to the top of the module hierarchy.)