Class: Connect::Entry::Reference

Inherits:
Base
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/connect/entries/reference.rb

Overview

A class representing a reference entry in the values table. An instance of the class connect one entry to an other

Instance Attribute Summary

Attributes inherited from Base

#selector, #value, #xref

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from Base

#add_reference, #final, #initialize, #merge!

Constructor Details

This class inherits a constructor from Connect::Entry::Base

Instance Method Details

#inspect ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/connect/entries/reference.rb', line 23

def inspect
  "reference to #{@value}#{@selector}"
end

#to_ext ⇒ Hash

Translate the object for external representation

Returns:

  • (Hash) —

    a hash containing the name as key and the data as a [Hash]



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# File 'lib/connect/entries/reference.rb', line 17

def to_ext
  value = Connect::Entry::Base.values_table.internal_lookup(@value).final
  # TODO: What if we have multiple references
  Connect::Selector.run(value, @selector)
end