ReferenceFinder (IBM FHIR Server)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.fhir.model.util.ReferenceFinder

```
public class ReferenceFinder
extends Object
```
This class contains utility functions for finding "reference" fields within a FHIR resource.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ReferenceFinder()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static List<Reference>`	`getReferences(Resource resource)`	Returns a list of Reference fields that are found in the specified resource instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - ReferenceFinder
```
public ReferenceFinder()
```
- Method Detail
  - getReferences
```
public static List<Reference> getReferences(Resource resource)
                                     throws Exception
```
    Returns a list of Reference fields that are found in the specified resource instance. For example, an Observation has a "subject" field of type Reference, so if this method is called on an Observation instance that has the "subject" field set, then we'll return the Reference instance that represents this "subject" field
    
    Parameters:
    
    resource - the FHIR resource for which we want to find all Reference fields
    
    Returns:
    
    list of Reference instances found in the specified FHIR resource
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception