ReferenceResolver.GetReference(Object, Boolean) Method
Definition
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Gets the reference identifier of the specified value if exists; otherwise a new id is assigned. This method gets called before a CLR object is written so we can decide whether to write $id and enumerate the rest of its properties or $ref and step into the next object.
public:
abstract System::String ^ GetReference(System::Object ^ value, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] bool % alreadyExists);public abstract string GetReference (object value, out bool alreadyExists);abstract member GetReference : obj * bool -> stringPublic MustOverride Function GetReference (value As Object, ByRef alreadyExists As Boolean) As StringParameters
- value
- Object
The value of the CLR reference type object to get an id for.
- alreadyExists
- Boolean
When this method returns, true if a reference to value already exists; otherwise, false.
Returns
The reference id for the specified object.
Applies to
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