ovm_agent extends ovm_component</td></tr></table></blockquote>The ovm_agent virtual class should be used as the base class for the user- defined agents. </div></div><div class=CToolTip id="tt5"><div class=CMethod><blockquote><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 class=Prototype><tr><td><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td class=PBeforeParameters nowrap>function new (</td><td class=PType nowrap>string&nbsp;</td><td class=PParameter nowrap>name,</td></tr><tr><td></td><td class=PType nowra