[Nexus] question about NeXus classes

[Darren Dale]

Hello,

I have a question regarding specialization of the generic class definitions 
listed at  http://www.nexusformat.org/Design#NeXus_Classes . Is it acceptable 
to create a subclass of NXdetector that is specific to a single- or 
multi-element energy-dispersive detector, called NX_Vortex90EX for example, 
and save that class name to NX_class? If that is not advisable, I guess I 
could use an additional attribute like NX_subclass. I'm just trying to get a 
sense of the intended use of the NX_class attribute and its limitations.

Thanks,
Darren 

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