Class Reference

Reference to either a model element of the same or another AAS or to an external entity.

Inheritance

System.Object

Reference

Implements

IReference

IClass

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: AasCore.Aas3_0_RC02

Assembly: AasCore.Aas3_0_RC02.dll

Syntax

public class Reference : IReference, IClass

Remarks

A reference is an ordered list of keys.

A model reference is an ordered list of keys, each key referencing an element. The complete list of keys may for example be concatenated to a path that then gives unique access to an element.

A global reference is a reference to an external entity.

Constraints:

Constraint AASd-121: For Reference's the Type of the first key of Keys shall be one of GloballyIdentifiables.
Constraint AASd-122: For global references, i.e. Reference's with Type = GlobalReference, the type of the first key of Keys shall be one of GenericGloballyIdentifiables.
Constraint AASd-123: For model references, i.e. Reference's with Type = ModelReference, the type of the first key of Keys shall be one of AasIdentifiables.
Constraint AASd-124: For global references, i.e. Reference's with Type = GlobalReference, the last key of Keys shall be either one of GenericGloballyIdentifiables or one of GenericFragmentKeys.
Constraint AASd-125: For model references, i.e. Reference's with Type = ModelReference, with more than one key in Keys the type of the keys following the first key of Keys shall be one of FragmentKeys.

Constraint AASd-125 ensures that the shortest path is used.
Constraint AASd-126: For model references, i.e. Reference's with Type = ModelReference, with more than one key in Keys the type of the last key in the reference key chain may be one of GenericFragmentKeys or no key at all shall have a value out of GenericFragmentKeys.
Constraint AASd-127: For model references, i.e. Reference's with Type = ModelReference, with more than one key in Keys a key with Type FragmentReference shall be preceded by a key with Type File or Blob. All other AAS fragments, i.e. type values out of AasSubmodelElementsAsKeys, do not support fragments.

Which kind of fragments are supported depends on the content type and the specification of allowed fragment identifiers for the corresponding resource being referenced via the reference.
Constraint AASd-128: For model references, i.e. Reference's with Type = ModelReference, the Value of a Key preceded by a Key with Type = SubmodelElementList is an integer number denoting the position in the array of the submodel element list.

Constructors

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Reference(ReferenceTypes, List<IKey>, IReference)

Declaration

public Reference(ReferenceTypes type, List<IKey> keys, IReference referredSemanticId = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ReferenceTypes	type
System.Collections.Generic.List<IKey>	keys
IReference	referredSemanticId

Properties

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Keys

Unique references in their name space.

Declaration

public List<IKey> Keys { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<IKey>

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ReferredSemanticId

SemanticId of the referenced model element (Type = ModelReference).

Declaration

public IReference ReferredSemanticId { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IReference

Remarks

For global references there typically is no semantic ID.

It is recommended to use a global reference.

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Type

Type of the reference.

Declaration

public ReferenceTypes Type { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ReferenceTypes

Remarks

Denotes, whether reference is a global reference or a model reference.

Methods

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Accept(Visitation.IVisitor)

Accept the visitor to visit this instance for double dispatch.

Declaration

public void Accept(Visitation.IVisitor visitor)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Visitation.IVisitor	visitor

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Accept<TContext>(Visitation.IVisitorWithContext<TContext>, TContext)

Accept the visitor to visit this instance for double dispatch with the context.

Declaration

public void Accept<TContext>(Visitation.IVisitorWithContext<TContext> visitor, TContext context)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Visitation.IVisitorWithContext<TContext>	visitor
TContext	context

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TContext

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Descend()

Iterate recursively over all the class instances referenced from this instance.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<IClass> Descend()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IClass>

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DescendOnce()

Iterate over all the class instances referenced from this instance without further recursion.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<IClass> DescendOnce()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IClass>

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Transform<T>(Visitation.ITransformer<T>)

Accept the transformer to transform this instance for double dispatch.

Declaration

public T Transform<T>(Visitation.ITransformer<T> transformer)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Visitation.ITransformer<T>	transformer

Returns

Type	Description
T

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T

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Transform<TContext, T>(Visitation.ITransformerWithContext<TContext, T>, TContext)

Accept the transformer to visit this instance for double dispatch with the context.

Declaration

public T Transform<TContext, T>(Visitation.ITransformerWithContext<TContext, T> transformer, TContext context)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Visitation.ITransformerWithContext<TContext, T>	transformer
TContext	context

Returns

Type	Description
T

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TContext
T

Implements

IReference

IClass