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//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// CLASS: uvm_monitor
//
// This class should be used as the base class for user-defined monitors. 
//
// Deriving from uvm_monitor allows you to distinguish monitors from generic
// component types inheriting from uvm_component.  Such monitors will
// automatically inherit features that may be added to uvm_monitor in the future.
//
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

virtual class [docs]uvm_monitor extends uvm_component;

  // Function: new
  //
  // Creates and initializes an instance of this class using the normal
  // constructor arguments for <uvm_component>: ~name~ is the name of the
  // instance, and ~parent~ is the handle to the hierarchical parent, if any.

  function [docs]new (string name, uvm_component parent);
    super.new(name, parent);
  endfunction

  const static string type_name = "uvm_monitor";

  virtual function string [docs]get_type_name ();
    return type_name;
  endfunction

endclass