Attributes

The ns-3 attribute system is the mechanism used in ns-3 to organize, document, and modify the values used by the various component models. More...

Collaboration diagram for Attributes:

Modules
	Attribute Helper
	All these macros can be used to generate automatically the code for subclasses of AttributeValue, AttributeAccessor, and, AttributeChecker, which can be used to give attribute powers to a normal class.
	AttributeContainer Attribute
	AttributeValue implementation for AttributeContainer.
	EmptyAttribute Attribute
	AttributeValue implementation for EmptyAttribute.
	ObjectPtrContainer Attribute
	AttributeValue implementation for ObjectPtrContainer.
	Pair Attribute
	AttributeValue implementation for Pair.
	Pointer Attribute
	AttributeValue implementation for Pointer.
	Tuple Attribute
	AttributeValue implementation for Tuple.

Files
file	attribute.cc
	ns3::AttributeValue, ns3::AttributeAccessor and ns3::AttributeChecker implementations.
file	attribute.h
	ns3::AttributeValue, ns3::AttributeAccessor and ns3::AttributeChecker declarations.

Classes
class	ns3::AttributeAccessor
	allow setting and getting the value of an attribute. More...
class	ns3::AttributeChecker
	Represent the type of an attribute. More...
class	ns3::AttributeValue
	Hold a value for an Attribute. More...

Detailed Description

The ns-3 attribute system is the mechanism used in ns-3 to organize, document, and modify the values used by the various component models.

Attributes also enable the tracing and statistics gathering in the simulator.

See Attribute Helper for macros to ease the declaration and definition of Attributes.