V4P is an extension for Visual Studio Code and brings the VHDL programming language to the powerful and wide-spread
open source text editor. V4P fully integrates itself into Visual Studio Code by implementing the Language Server Protocol.
V3S is an extension for Microsoft's most excellent Visual Studio. It tightly integrates into Visual Studio and offers all features one
expects from a cutting-edge Integrated Development Environment.
Refactorization, code completion/autocomplete, smart indentation, and extended snippets are only some examples that will bring your coding
efficiency to the next level.
Feature Highlights:
Full VHDL2008 support
Basic Verilog/SystemVerilog support
Renaming
Find all references
Syntax highlighting
Semantic highlighting
Hierarchy/Librarr Views
Smart indentation
Powerful code snippets
Powerful tooltips/quickinfo
Type-time error checking (syntax)
Type-time error checking (semantic)
Parameter help
Goto Definition/Declaration
Context-sensitive auto completion
Expression Evaluator
Number Conversion
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Select Extensions + Manage Extensionsfrom Visual Studio's main menu
Searching for V3S
Select the extension, click the Download/Install button
Restart Visual Studio
Coding Support
FullVHDL2008 support (Generic packages, external/hierarchical names, protected types, etc.)
BasicVerilog/SystemVerilog support (Syntax highlighting, syntax error checks, basic semantic highlighting and parsing)
Refactorization/Renaming (signals, variables, functions, etc.) across the entire project
Create Testbench Wizard creates VHDL testbenches including top-level files and Modelsim scripts
Find all references of symbols throughout the entire project
All default Visual Studio Code Editing features: Block selection, line duplication, line movement, split screen editing, full screen view, search+replace...
Navigation Support
Find all references of symbols throughout the entire project
Quicksearch dialog for quickly searching for project files and globally defined symbols (entites, packages, etc)