//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// 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 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 new (string name, uvm_component parent);

    super.new(name, parent);

  endfunction

  const static string type_name = "uvm_monitor";

  virtual function string get_type_name ();

    return type_name;

  endfunction

endclass