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name

Method of Operator.

name() -> string​

Returns the name of an individual operator as a string. Note: This function only works with individual operators (X, Y, Z, XX, YY, etc.), not for OperatorProduct or OperatorSum.

Returns​

The operator name as a string (e.g., 'X', 'Y', 'Z', 'XX', 'YY', 'CNOT').

Example​

var op1 = X(0)
var name1 = name(op1)  // Returns 'X'
var op2 = XX(0, 1)
var name2 = name(op2)  // Returns 'XX'
var op3 = CNOT(0, 1)
var name3 = name(op3)  // Returns 'CNOT'