ReferenceValue (IBM FHIR Server)

java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.fhir.search.util.ReferenceValue

```
public class ReferenceValue
extends Object
```
A reference extracted from a FHIR resource, with processing applied to identify the reference type and target resource type

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Class Description

static class ReferenceValue.ReferenceType

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ReferenceValue(String targetResourceType, String value, ReferenceValue.ReferenceType type, Integer version)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getTargetResourceType()`
`ReferenceValue.ReferenceType`	`getType()`
`String`	`getValue()`
`Integer`	`getVersion()`

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

- Constructor Detail
  - ReferenceValue
```
public ReferenceValue(String targetResourceType,
                      String value,
                      ReferenceValue.ReferenceType type,
                      Integer version)
```
    Parameters:
    
    targetResourceType - The resource type of the resource being referenced; can be null
    
    value - The value of the reference; the expected format of the value will vary based on the reference type
    
    type - The ReferenceType of the reference (LITERAL_RELATIVE | LITERAL_ABSOLUTE | LOGICAL | DISPLAY_ONLY | INVALID)
    
    version - The version of the target resource as specified in the reference, or null if the reference is not versioned
- Method Detail
  - getTargetResourceType
```
public String getTargetResourceType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the type of the resource this reference points to; can be null
  - getValue
```
public String getValue()
```
    Returns:
    
    the value of the reference; the expected format of the value will vary based on the reference type
  - getType
```
public ReferenceValue.ReferenceType getType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the type of the reference itself
  - getVersion
```
public Integer getVersion()
```
    Returns:
    
    the version of the target resource as specified in the reference, or null if the reference is not versioned