def _get_index(self):
return self.__index<EOL>
Getter method for index, mapped from YANG variable /network_instances/network_instance/protocols/protocol/static_routes/static/next_hops/next_hop/index (leafref)

    YANG Description: A reference to the index of the current next-hop.
The index is intended to be a user-specified value
which can be used to reference the next-hop in
question, without any other semantics being
assigned to it.