---
name: "Verilog::Netlist::Logger"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libverilog-perl"
version: "3.482-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Verilog::Netlist::Logger"
---

# Verilog::Netlist::Logger(3pm)

Error collection and reporting

## NAME

Verilog::Netlist::Logger - Error collection and reporting

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Verilog::Netlist::Logger;
  ...
  my $self = Verilog::Netlist::Logger->new();
  $self->info("We're here\n");
  $self->warn("Things look bad\n");
  $self->error("Things are even worse\n");
  $self->exit_if_error();
```

## DESCRIPTION

The Verilog::Netlist::Logger is used to report all errors detected by Verilog::Netlist::\* structures.  By default, Verilog::Netlist creates a new Logger object, and passes it down to all contained objects.  Users may create their own logger objects to catch or otherwise handle error messages.

## MEMBER FUNCTIONS

- $self-\>error(object, *Text...*)

  Print an error about the object in a standard format.  The object must have a fileline method.

- $self-\>exit\_if\_error(\[allow=\>'warning'\])

  Exits the program if any errors were detected.  Optionally specify allow=\>'warning' to ignore warnings.

- $self-\>info(*Text...*)

  Print an informational about the object in a standard format.  The object must have a fileline method.

- $self-\>**lineno()**

  The line number the entity was created on.

- $self-\>unlink\_if\_error(*filename*)

  Requests the given file be deleted if any errors are detected when the Logger object is destroyed.  Used for temporary files.

- $self-\>warn(*Text...*)

  Print a warning about the object in a standard format.  The object must have a fileline method.

## DISTRIBUTION

Verilog-Perl is part of the \<https://www.veripool.org/\> free Verilog EDA software tool suite.  The latest version is available from CPAN and from \<https://www.veripool.org/verilog-perl\>.

Copyright 2000-2024 by Wilson Snyder.  This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License Version 2.0.

## AUTHORS

Wilson Snyder \<wsnyder@wsnyder.org\>

## SEE ALSO

Verilog-Perl, Verilog::Netlist, Verilog::Netlist::Subclass