---
name: "KiokuDB::Reference"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkiokudb-perl"
version: "0.57-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/KiokuDB::Reference"
---

# KiokuDB::Reference(3pm)

A symbolic reference to another KiokuDB::Entry.

## NAME

KiokuDB::Reference - A symbolic reference to another KiokuDB::Entry.

## VERSION

version 0.57

## SYNOPSIS

```
    my $ref = KiokuDB::Reference->new(
        id => $some_id,
    );
```

## DESCRIPTION

This object serves as an internal marker to point to entries by UID.

The linker resolves these references by searching the live object set and loading entries from the backend as necessary.

## ATTRIBUTES

- id

  The ID this entry refers to

- is\_weak

  This reference is weak.

## AUTHOR

Yuval Kogman \<nothingmuch@woobling.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Yuval Kogman, Infinity Interactive.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.