Attribute/Parameter Table


Attributes represent the characteristic information that a class can publish. Parameters represent the information that is passed from an initiating object to a receiving object during an interaction. The specifications of attributes and parameters are almost identical. The HLA OMT contains both types of information in the same table.


The OMDT provides a variety of ways to access the Attribute/Parameter data. As attributes are entered in the Attribute page of the Class Property Sheet in the Object Class Structure Table, those attributes will automatically appear in the Attribute/Parameter Table. Likewise, when parameters are entered into the Parameter page of the Interaction property sheet(Interaction Table), those parameters will automatically appear in the Attribute/Parameter Table. Attributes and Parameters can optionally be added directly into the Attribute/Parameter table.