EntityObjectReference (Morphia)

java.lang.Object
- dev.morphia.mapping.lazy.proxy.AbstractReference
- - dev.morphia.mapping.lazy.proxy.EntityObjectReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.thoughtworks.proxy.kit.ObjectReference, ProxiedEntityReference, ProxiedReference, java.io.Serializable
```
public class EntityObjectReference
extends AbstractReference
implements ProxiedEntityReference
```
A serializable object reference

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class dev.morphia.mapping.lazy.proxy.AbstractReference
  ignoreMissing, object, referenceObjClass

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`EntityObjectReference(Datastore datastore, java.lang.Class targetClass, Key key, boolean ignoreMissing)`	Creates an object reference

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

Key __getKey()

protected void beforeWriteObject()

protected java.lang.Object fetch()
- Methods inherited from class dev.morphia.mapping.lazy.proxy.AbstractReference
  __getReferenceObjClass, __isFetched, __unwrap, fetch, get, getDatastore, set
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
- Methods inherited from interface dev.morphia.mapping.lazy.proxy.ProxiedReference
  __getReferenceObjClass, __isFetched, __unwrap

- Constructor Detail
  - EntityObjectReference
```
public EntityObjectReference(Datastore datastore,
                             java.lang.Class targetClass,
                             Key key,
                             boolean ignoreMissing)
```
    Creates an object reference
    
    Parameters:
    
    datastore - the Datastore to use when fetching this reference
    
    targetClass - the Class of the referenced item
    
    key - the Key value
    
    ignoreMissing - ignore references that don't exist in the database
- Method Detail
  - __getKey
```
public Key __getKey()
```
    Specified by:
    
    __getKey in interface ProxiedEntityReference
  - beforeWriteObject
```
protected void beforeWriteObject()
```
    Overrides:
    
    beforeWriteObject in class AbstractReference
  - fetch
```
protected java.lang.Object fetch()
```
    Specified by:
    
    fetch in class AbstractReference