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IsRef

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IsRef( value )
is_ref( value )
IsRef( value )
IsRef( value )
IsRef( value )
IsRef( value )

Description

The IsRef function returns true only if value is a Reference, otherwise it returns false.

Parameters

Parameter Type Definition and Requirements

value

Any

Any value, which is to be tested to determine whether it is a Reference or not.

Returns

Returns a Boolean, indicating whether value was a Reference or not.

Examples

The following query uses Map to iterate over an array of all of the types of values that can be tested by a type-check function, passing each item into a Lambda function that returns an object, which contains the value and the result of calling IsRef with that value:

client.query(
  q.Map(
    [
      ['array'],
      true,
      false,
      new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]),
      [0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4],
      q.Collection('Letters'),
      q.Ref('credentials/self'),
      q.Database('child_db'),
      q.Date('2019-11-12'),
      q.Ref(q.Collection('Letters'), 123),
      10.1,
      q.Function('double'),
      q.Index('letters'),
      10,
      q.Ref(q.Keys(), '1'),
      q.Query(q.Lambda('x', q.Var('x'))),
      null,
      { x: 10 },
      q.Role('employees'),
      q.Match(q.Index('letters')),
      'ten',
      '10',
      q.Time('2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z'),
      q.Ref(q.Tokens(), '1'),
    ],
    q.Lambda('x', {
      value: q.Var('x'),
      IsRef: q.IsRef(q.Var('x')),
    })
  )
)
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))
.catch((err) => console.error(
  'Error: [%s] %s: %s',
  err.name,
  err.message,
  err.errors()[0].description,
))
[
  { value: [ 'array' ], IsRef: false },
  { value: true, IsRef: false },
  { value: false, IsRef: false },
  { value: Bytes("AQIDBA=="), IsRef: false },
  { value: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], IsRef: false },
  { value: Collection("Letters"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Ref(Credentials(), "268287392891273728"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Database("child_db"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Date("2019-11-12"), IsRef: false },
  { value: Ref(Collection("Letters"), "123"), IsRef: true },
  { value: 10.1, IsRef: false },
  { value: Function("double"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Index("letters"), IsRef: true },
  { value: 10, IsRef: false },
  { value: Ref(Keys(), "1"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Query(Lambda("x", Var("x"))), IsRef: false },
  { value: null, IsRef: false },
  { value: { x: 10 }, IsRef: false },
  { value: Role("employees"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Match(Index("letters")), IsRef: false },
  { value: 'ten', IsRef: false },
  { value: '10', IsRef: false },
  { value: Time("2020-06-14T06:54:07.242Z"), IsRef: false },
  { value: Ref(Tokens(), "1"), IsRef: true }
]
result = client.query(
  q.map_(
    q.lambda_("x", {
      "value": q.var("x"),
      "IsRef": q.is_ref(q.var("x")),
    }),
    [
      ["array"],
      True,
      False,
      bytearray([1, 2, 3, 4]),
      [0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4],
      q.collection("Letters"),
      q.ref("credentials/self"),
      q.database("child_db"),
      q.date("2019-11-12"),
      q.ref(q.collection("Letters"), 123),
      10.1,
      q.function("double"),
      q.index("letters"),
      10,
      q.ref(q.keys(), "1"),
      q.query(q.lambda_("x", q.var("x"))),
      None,
      {"x": 10},
      q.role("employees"),
      q.match(q.index("letters")),
      "ten",
      "10",
      q.time("2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z"),
      q.ref(q.tokens(), "1"),
    ],
  )
)
print(result)
[{'value': ['array'], 'IsRef': False}, {'value': True, 'IsRef': False}, {'value': False, 'IsRef': False}, {'value': bytearray(b'\x01\x02\x03\x04'), 'IsRef': False}, {'value': [1, 2, 3, 4], 'IsRef': False}, {'value': Ref(id=Letters, collection=Ref(id=collections)), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': Ref(id=282032258185953792, collection=Ref(id=credentials)), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': Ref(id=child_db, collection=Ref(id=databases)), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': datetime.date(2019, 11, 12), 'IsRef': False}, {'value': Ref(id=123, collection=Ref(id=Letters, collection=Ref(id=collections))), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': 10.1, 'IsRef': False}, {'value': Ref(id=double, collection=Ref(id=functions)), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': Ref(id=letters, collection=Ref(id=indexes)), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': 10, 'IsRef': False}, {'value': Ref(id=1, collection=Ref(id=keys)), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': Query({'api_version': '4', 'lambda': 'x', 'expr': {'var': 'x'}}), 'IsRef': False}, {'value': None, 'IsRef': False}, {'value': {'x': 10}, 'IsRef': False}, {'value': Ref(id=employees, collection=Ref(id=roles)), 'IsRef': True}, {'value': SetRef({'match': Ref(id=letters, collection=Ref(id=indexes))}), 'IsRef': False}, {'value': 'ten', 'IsRef': False}, {'value': '10', 'IsRef': False}, {'value': FaunaTime('2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z'), 'IsRef': False}, {'value': Ref(id=1, collection=Ref(id=tokens)), 'IsRef': True}]
result, err := client.Query(
	f.Map(
		f.Arr{
			f.Arr{"array"},
			true,
			false,
			f.BytesV{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04},
			f.Arr{0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4},
			f.Collection("Letters"),
			f.Ref("credentials/self"),
			f.Database("child_db"),
			f.Date("2019-11-12"),
			f.Ref(f.Collection("Letters"), 123),
			10.1,
			f.Function("double"),
			f.Index("letters"),
			10,
			f.Ref(f.Keys(), "1"),
			f.Query(f.Lambda("x", f.Var("x"))),
			nil,
			f.Null(),
			f.Obj{"x": 10},
			f.Role("employees"),
			f.Match(f.Index("letters")),
			"ten",
			"10",
			f.Time("2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z"),
			f.Ref(f.Tokens(), "1"),
		},
		f.Lambda("x", f.Obj{
			"value": f.Var("x"),
			"IsRef": f.IsRef(f.Var("x")),
		})))

if err != nil {
	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
} else {
	fmt.Println(result)
}
[map[IsRef:false value:[array]] map[IsRef:false value:true] map[IsRef:false value:false] map[IsRef:false value:[1 2 3 4]] map[IsRef:false value:[1 2 3 4]] map[IsRef:true value:{Letters 0xc0000b7e30 0xc0000b7e30 <nil>}] map[IsRef:true value:{280481857410171392 0xc0000b7f50 0xc0000b7f50 <nil>}] map[IsRef:true value:{child_db 0xc00015a090 0xc00015a090 <nil>}] map[IsRef:false value:{0 63709113600 <nil>}] map[IsRef:true value:{123 0xc000172150 0xc000172150 <nil>}] map[IsRef:false value:10.1] map[IsRef:true value:{double 0xc0001722a0 0xc0001722a0 <nil>}] map[IsRef:true value:{letters 0xc0001723c0 0xc0001723c0 <nil>}] map[IsRef:false value:10] map[IsRef:true value:{1 0xc000172510 0xc000172510 <nil>}] map[IsRef:false value:{[123 34 97 112 105 95 118 101 114 115 105 111 110 34 58 34 51 34 44 34 108 97 109 98 100 97 34 58 34 120 34 44 34 101 120 112 114 34 58 123 34 118 97 114 34 58 34 120 34 125 125]}] map[IsRef:false value:{}] map[IsRef:false value:{}] map[IsRef:false value:map[x:10]] map[IsRef:true value:{employees 0xc000172720 0xc000172720 <nil>}] map[IsRef:false value:{map[match:{letters 0xc000172870 0xc000172870 <nil>}]}] map[IsRef:false value:ten] map[IsRef:false value:10] map[IsRef:false value:{789000000 63729635696 <nil>}] map[IsRef:true value:{1 0xc000172a20 0xc000172a20 <nil>}]]
try
{
    Value result = await client.Query(
        Map(
            Arr(
                Arr("array"),
                true,
                false,
                BytesV.Of(0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4),
                Arr(0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4),
                Collection("Letters"),
                Ref("credentials/self"),
                Database("child_db"),
                Date("2019-11-12"),
                Ref(Collection("Letters"), 123),
                10.1,
                Function("double"),
                Index("letters"),
                10,
                Ref(Keys(), "1"),
                Query(Lambda("x", Var("x"))),
                null,
                Obj("x", 10),
                Role("employees"),
                Match(Index("letters")),
                "ten",
                "10",
                Time("2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z"),
                Ref(Tokens(), "1")
            ),
            Lambda(
                "x",
                Obj(
                    "value", Var("x"),
                    "IsRef", IsRef(Var("x"))
                )
            )
        )
    );

    Console.WriteLine(result);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"ERROR: {e.Message}");
}
Arr(ObjectV(value: Arr(StringV(array)),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: BooleanV(True),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: BooleanV(False),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: BytesV(0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: Arr(LongV(1), LongV(2), LongV(3), LongV(4)),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "Letters", collection = RefV(id = "collections")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "295432511751717376", collection = RefV(id = "credentials")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "child_db", collection = RefV(id = "databases")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: FaunaDate(2019-11-12 12:00:00 AM),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "123", collection = RefV(id = "Letters", collection = RefV(id = "collections"))),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: DoubleV(10.1),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "double", collection = RefV(id = "functions")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "letters", collection = RefV(id = "indexes")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: LongV(10),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "1", collection = RefV(id = "keys")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: QueryV(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,FaunaDB.Query.Expr]),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: NullV,IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: ObjectV(x: LongV(10)),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "employees", collection = RefV(id = "roles")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)), ObjectV(value: SetRefV(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,FaunaDB.Types.Value]),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: StringV(ten),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: StringV(10),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: FaunaTime(2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z),IsRef: BooleanV(False)), ObjectV(value: RefV(id = "1", collection = RefV(id = "tokens")),IsRef: BooleanV(True)))
System.out.println(
    client.query(
        Map(
            Arr(
                Arr(Value("array")),
                Value(true),
                Value(false),
                Value(new byte[] {0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4}),
                Arr(Value(0x1), Value(0x2), Value(0x3), Value(0x4)),
                Collection("Letters"),
                Ref("credentials/self"),
                Database("child_db"),
                Date("2019-11-12"),
                Ref(Collection("Letters"), "123"),
                Value(10.1),
                Function("double"),
                Index("letters"),
                Value(10),
                Ref(Keys(), "1"),
                Query(Lambda("x", Var("x"))),
                Null(),
                Obj("x", Value(10)),
                Role("employees"),
                Match(Index("letters")),
                Value("ten"),
                Value("10"),
                Time("2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z"),
                Ref(Tokens(), "1")
            ),
            Lambda(
                "x",
                Obj("value", Var("x"), "IsRef", IsRef(Var("x")))
            )
        )
    ).get());
[{value: ["array"], IsRef: false}, {value: true, IsRef: false}, {value: false, IsRef: false}, {value: [0x01 0x02 0x03 0x04], IsRef: false}, {value: [1, 2, 3, 4], IsRef: false}, {value: ref(id = "Letters", collection = ref(id = "collections")), IsRef: true}, {value: ref(id = "286816445084467712", collection = ref(id = "credentials")), IsRef: true}, {value: ref(id = "child_db", collection = ref(id = "databases")), IsRef: true}, {value: 2019-11-12, IsRef: false}, {value: ref(id = "123", collection = ref(id = "Letters", collection = ref(id = "collections"))), IsRef: true}, {value: 10.1, IsRef: false}, {value: ref(id = "double", collection = ref(id = "functions")), IsRef: true}, {value: ref(id = "letters", collection = ref(id = "indexes")), IsRef: true}, {value: 10, IsRef: false}, {value: ref(id = "1", collection = ref(id = "keys")), IsRef: true}, {value: QueryV({api_version=4, lambda=x, expr={var=x}}), IsRef: false}, {value: null, IsRef: false}, {value: {x: 10}, IsRef: false}, {value: ref(id = "employees", collection = ref(id = "roles")), IsRef: true}, {value: {@set = {match: ref(id = "letters", collection = ref(id = "indexes"))}}, IsRef: false}, {value: "ten", IsRef: false}, {value: "10", IsRef: false}, {value: 2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z, IsRef: false}, {value: ref(id = "1", collection = ref(id = "tokens")), IsRef: true}]
Map(
  [
    ['array'],
    true,
    false,
    new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3, 4]),
    [0x1, 0x2, 0x3, 0x4],
    Collection('Letters'),
    Ref('credentials/self'),
    Database('child_db'),
    Date('2019-11-12'),
    Ref(Collection('Letters'), 123),
    10.1,
    Function('double'),
    Index('letters'),
    10,
    Ref(Keys(), '1'),
    Query(Lambda('x', Var('x'))),
    null,
    { x: 10 },
    Role('employees'),
    Match(Index('letters')),
    'ten',
    '10',
    Time('2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z'),
    Ref(Tokens(), '1'),
  ],
  Lambda('x', {
    value: Var('x'),
    IsRef: IsRef(Var('x')),
  })
)
[
  { value: [ 'array' ], IsRef: false },
  { value: true, IsRef: false },
  { value: false, IsRef: false },
  { value: { '0': 1, '1': 2, '2': 3, '3': 4 }, IsRef: false },
  { value: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], IsRef: false },
  { value: Collection("Letters"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Ref(Credentials(), "302043979982045696"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Database("child_db"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Date("2019-11-12"), IsRef: false },
  { value: Ref(Collection("Letters"), "123"), IsRef: true },
  { value: 10.1, IsRef: false },
  { value: Function("double"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Index("letters"), IsRef: true },
  { value: 10, IsRef: false },
  { value: Ref(Keys(), "1"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Query(Lambda("x", Var("x"))), IsRef: false },
  { value: null, IsRef: false },
  { value: { x: 10 }, IsRef: false },
  { value: Role("employees"), IsRef: true },
  { value: Match(Index("letters")), IsRef: false },
  { value: 'ten', IsRef: false },
  { value: '10', IsRef: false },
  { value: Time("2020-07-06T12:34:56.789Z"), IsRef: false },
  { value: Ref(Tokens(), "1"), IsRef: true }
]
Query metrics:

  •    bytesIn:   594

  •   bytesOut: 1,503

  • computeOps:     2

  •    readOps:     0

  •   writeOps:     0

  •  readBytes:   373

  • writeBytes:     0

  •  queryTime:  28ms

  •    retries:     0

This query operates on a pre-existing schema, which is not provided here.

Also, the query is executed via a client connection, that uses a secret acquired by calling the Login function (not shown here), so that Ref("credentials/self") returns a valid value.

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