# Class: Reference



URI: [frictionless:Reference](https://w3id.org/linkml/frictionless/Reference)




```mermaid
 classDiagram
    class Reference
      Reference : fields
        
          Reference --> Field : fields
        
      Reference : resource
        
      
```




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## Slots

| Name | Cardinality and Range | Description | Inheritance |
| ---  | --- | --- | --- |
| [resource](resource.md) | 0..1 <br/> [String](String.md) |  | direct |
| [fields](fields.md) | 0..* <br/> [Field](Field.md) |  | direct |





## Usages

| used by | used in | type | used |
| ---  | --- | --- | --- |
| [ForeignKeys](ForeignKeys.md) | [reference](reference.md) | range | [Reference](Reference.md) |






## Identifier and Mapping Information







### Schema Source


* from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/frictionless





## Mappings

| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| ---  | ---  |
| self | frictionless:Reference |
| native | frictionless:Reference |





## LinkML Source

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### Direct

<details>
```yaml
name: Reference
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/frictionless
slots:
- resource
- fields
slot_usage:
  fields:
    name: fields
    domain_of:
    - Reference
    - ForeignKeys
    - Schema
    inlined: false
  range:
    name: range
    id_prefixes:
    - Any

```
</details>

### Induced

<details>
```yaml
name: Reference
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/frictionless
slot_usage:
  fields:
    name: fields
    domain_of:
    - Reference
    - ForeignKeys
    - Schema
    inlined: false
  range:
    name: range
    id_prefixes:
    - Any
attributes:
  resource:
    name: resource
    examples:
    - value: gene
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/frictionless
    rank: 1000
    alias: resource
    owner: Reference
    domain_of:
    - Reference
    range: string
  fields:
    name: fields
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/frictionless
    rank: 1000
    multivalued: true
    alias: fields
    owner: Reference
    domain_of:
    - Reference
    - ForeignKeys
    - Schema
    range: Field
    inlined: false

```
</details>