Component Lifecycle - Component Lifecycle - 2026.1 English - UG1864

Every component follows the same four-step pattern:

1. Create: Call the class with name-value pairs.
2. Configure: Optional (for example,setPortDump).
3. Run: Call run() with varray inputs.
4. Inspect / clear: Read outputs as varrays. Use the clear command on the object to release resources.

The run() method accepts any of these input formats:

Format	Example
Individual varray args	kernel.run(a, b, c)
Cell array of varrays	kernel.run({a, b, c})
Single 2-D varray (multi-port)	kernel.run(m): each column → one input port

The number of inputs must match the input-port count reported by getInputSpec(). Outputs are always returned as column vectors. Reshape afterwards if you need a different layout.

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