xsimlab.any_object¶
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xsimlab.
any_object
(global_name=None, groups=None, description='', attrs=None)¶ Create a variable used to hold any arbitrary object that needs to be shared with other process classes.
Use this instead of
variable()
if you need to pass anything other than scalar/array values to other processes (e.g., a callable or an instance of a custom class that have no array-like interface).Unlike regular variables, ‘object’ variables are not intended to be used as model inputs or outputs. Additionally, a value must be set in the class within which this variable is declared (i.e., intent=’out’).
- Parameters
global_name (str, optional) – Name that may be used to retrieve this variable from other processes in a model with
global_ref()
(model-wise implicit reference). This name must be unique among all global names found in a model.description (str, optional) – Short description of the variable.
attrs (dict, optional) – Dictionnary of additional metadata.