ReferenceElement (Asset Administration Shell Java Model 1.2.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

DataElement, HasDataSpecification, HasExtensions, HasKind, HasSemantics, Qualifiable, Referable, SubmodelElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultReferenceElement
```
public interface ReferenceElement
extends DataElement
```
A reference element is a data element that defines a logical reference to another element within the same or another AAS or a reference to an external object or entity. Constraint AASd-054: The semanticId of a ReferenceElement shall only reference a ConceptDescription with the category REFERENCE.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Reference`	`getValue()`	Reference to any other referable element of the same of any other AAS or a reference to an external object or entity.
`void`	`setValue(Reference value)`	Reference to any other referable element of the same of any other AAS or a reference to an external object or entity.

Methods inherited from interface io.adminshell.aas.v3.model.HasDataSpecification
getEmbeddedDataSpecifications, setEmbeddedDataSpecifications

Methods inherited from interface io.adminshell.aas.v3.model.HasExtensions
getExtensions, setExtensions

Methods inherited from interface io.adminshell.aas.v3.model.HasKind
getKind, setKind

Methods inherited from interface io.adminshell.aas.v3.model.HasSemantics
getSemanticId, setSemanticId

Methods inherited from interface io.adminshell.aas.v3.model.Qualifiable
getQualifiers, setQualifiers

Methods inherited from interface io.adminshell.aas.v3.model.Referable
getCategory, getDescriptions, getDisplayNames, getIdShort, setCategory, setDescriptions, setDisplayNames, setIdShort

- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
Reference getValue()
```
    Reference to any other referable element of the same of any other AAS or a reference to an external object or entity. More information under https://admin-shell.io/aas/3/0/RC01/ReferenceElement/value
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns the Reference for the property value.
  - setValue
```
void setValue(Reference value)
```
    Reference to any other referable element of the same of any other AAS or a reference to an external object or entity. More information under https://admin-shell.io/aas/3/0/RC01/ReferenceElement/value
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - desired value for the property value.