Is there a legal way to access a member of a structure after a cast?
For example, given the structure:

<code>
    typedef struct packed {
        logic [7:0]        byte_member;
        logic              flag_member;
    } my_struct_t;

    my_struct_t mystruct;
    logic [$bits(my_struct_t)-1:0] mybits;
    logic [7:0]                    mybyte;
</code>

I would expect to be able to access the structure members like so:

<code>
    // This doesn't work, is apparently a syntax error.
    mybyte = my_struct_t'(mybits).byte_member;
</code>

However to get VCS to play ball I have to cast to an intermediate
variable first and then access the member:

<code>
    mystruct_temp = my_struct_t'(mybits);
    mybyte = mystruct_temp.byte_member;
</code>

This is ugly and means I have to create unwanted variables just to
pull fields out of my structure. There must be a better way which I'm
missing...

I can't seem to find anything in the LRM regarding this and the books
I have consulted do not cover it. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thanks,