id_interface
Name the interface block; helpful when there are multiple
Topics
block_identifier
Specification
Alias: None
Arguments: STRING
Default: use of last interface parsed
Description
The optional id_interface
keyword accepts a string that uniquely
identifies this interface block. A model can then use this interface
by specifying the same string in its interface_pointer
specification.
Default Behavior
If the id_interface
specification is omitted, a particular
interface specification will be used by a model only if that model
does not include an interface_pointer
and the interface block was
the last (or only) one parsed.
Usage Tips
It is a best practice to always use explicit interface IDs and pointers to avoid confusion.
If only one interface block exists, then
id_interface
can be safely omitted from the interface block (andinterface_pointer
omitted from the model specification(s)), since there is no ambiguity.
Examples
For example, a model specification including
model
interface_pointer = 'I1'
will link to an interface with
id_interface = 'I1'