Readers who view the documentation for LocalParameter may be confused about the presence of this method. LibSBML derives LocalParameter from Parameter; however, this does not precisely match the object hierarchy defined by SBML Level 3, where LocalParameter is derived directly from SBase and not Parameter. We believe this arrangement makes it easier for libSBML users to program applications that work with both SBML Level 2 and SBML Level 3, but programmers should also keep in mind this difference exists. A side-effect of libSBML's scheme is that certain methods on LocalParameter that are inherited from Parameter do not actually have relevance to LocalParameter objects. An example of this is the methods pertaining to Parameter's attribute "constant" (i.e., isSetConstant(), setConstant(), and getConstant()).
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