.. auto-generated by script ../../../../utils/nxdl2rst.py from the NXDL source NXmanufacturer.nxdl.xml

.. index::
    ! NXmanufacturer (base class)
    ! manufacturer (base class)
    see: manufacturer (base class); NXmanufacturer

.. _NXmanufacturer:

==============
NXmanufacturer
==============

**Status**:

  base class, extends :ref:`NXobject`

**Description**:

  Details about a component as defined by its manufacturer.

**Symbols**:

  No symbol table

**Groups cited**:
  none

**Structure**:

  .. _/NXmanufacturer/name-field:

  .. index:: name (field)

  **name**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Company name of the manufacturer.

  .. _/NXmanufacturer/model-field:

  .. index:: model (field)

  **model**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Version or model of the component named by the manufacturer.

  .. _/NXmanufacturer/identifier-field:

  .. index:: identifier (field)

  **identifier**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Ideally, (globally) unique persistent identifier, i.e. a serial number or hash
    identifier of the component.

  .. _/NXmanufacturer/capability-field:

  .. index:: capability (field)

  **capability**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Free-text list with eventually multiple terms of functionalities which the
    component offers.


Hypertext Anchors
-----------------

List of hypertext anchors for all groups, fields,
attributes, and links defined in this class.


* :ref:`/NXmanufacturer/capability-field </NXmanufacturer/capability-field>`
* :ref:`/NXmanufacturer/identifier-field </NXmanufacturer/identifier-field>`
* :ref:`/NXmanufacturer/model-field </NXmanufacturer/model-field>`
* :ref:`/NXmanufacturer/name-field </NXmanufacturer/name-field>`

**NXDL Source**:
  https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/main/base_classes/NXmanufacturer.nxdl.xml