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

.. index::
    ! NXparameters (base class)
    ! parameters (base class)
    see: parameters (base class); NXparameters

.. _NXparameters:

============
NXparameters
============

**Status**:

  base class, extends :ref:`NXobject`, version 1.0

**Description**:

  Container for parameters, usually used in processing or analysis.

**Symbols**:

  No symbol table

**Groups cited**:
  none

**Structure**:

  .. index:: term (data field)

  **term**: :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    A parameter (also known as a term) that is used in or results from processing.

    .. index:: units (attribute)

    **@units**: :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`


**Source**:
  Automatically generated from https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/master/base_classes/NXparameters.nxdl.xml