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Adding FELDNAME field to NXobject
gerrit-guenther Jun 25, 2025
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NXobject: Rewording of the FIELDNAME field.
gerrit-guenther Jun 26, 2025
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45 changes: 41 additions & 4 deletions base_classes/NXobject.nxdl.xml
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name="NXobject"
type="group">
<doc>
This is the base object of NeXus. The groups and fields contained
within this file are allowed to be present in any derived base class.
This is the base object of NeXus. The groups and fields contained
within this base class are allowed to be present in any derived base class.

The FIELDNAME refers to a defined field of the derived base class or any
field that is not defined by the base class.

If nameType="partial", the placeholders (e.g., FIELDNAME or GROUPNAME)
can be replaced by the name of any object (field or group,
respectively) that exists within the same group.
</doc>
respectively).
</doc>
<group type="NXcollection" minOccurs="0" />
<group type="NXdata" minOccurs="0" />
<group type="NXlog" minOccurs="0" />
<group type="NXnote" minOccurs="0" />
<group type="NXparameters" minOccurs="0" />

<group name="GROUPNAME_log" type="NXlog" nameType="partial" minOccurs="0">
<doc>
NXlog group containing logged values of GROUPNAME.
</doc>
</group>
<field name="FIELDNAME" minOccurs="0">
<doc>
A field that is defined by the derived base class or added without
existing definition. Its type can be defined by the data_type attribute
and a meaning could be provided by the identifier attribute.
</doc>
<attribute name="data_type" type="NX_CHAR">
<doc>
Declares the NXDL data type of the field if the field (and its
type) is not defined by the derived class.
</doc>
</attribute>
<attribute name="identifier" type="NX_CHAR">
<doc>
An identifier for a (persistent) resource.

An identifier, provided by some authority, that has been assigned to an
object describing this field.

See the type attribute of the identifierNAME field for examples of identifiers.
</doc>
</attribute>
<attribute name="units_identifier" type="NX_CHAR">
<doc>
An identifier for a (persistent) resource.

An identifier, provided by some authority, that has been assigned to an
object describing the units of the field.

See the type attribute of the identifierNAME field for examples of identifiers.
</doc>
</attribute>
</field>
<field name="FIELDNAME_set" type="NX_NUMBER" nameType="partial" minOccurs="0">
<doc>
Target values of FIELDNAME.
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