Ref

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Description:

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Static methods:

• public static bool is_valid_name (string name)
  Check if the given name is a valid name for a reference.

Creation methods:

• protected Ref ()

Methods:

• public void @delete () throws Error
  Deletes this.
• public void delete_log () throws Error
  Deletes the log for this, on error throws is set.
• public Reflog? get_log () throws Error
  Gets the Reflog for this.
• public unowned string? get_name ()
  Gets the full name of this.
• public Repository? get_owner ()
  Gets the repository where this resides.
• public RefType get_reference_type ()
  Gets the type of this.
• public unowned string? get_shorthand ()
  Gets the shorthand name of this.
• public unowned string? get_symbolic_target ()
  Get full name to the reference pointed to by a symbolic reference.
• public OId? get_target ()
  Get the OID pointed to by a direct reference.
• public bool has_log ()
  Get whether this has an existing log.
• public bool is_branch ()
  Check whether the reference is a branch.
• public bool is_note ()
  Check whether the reference is a note.
• public bool is_remote ()
  Check whether the reference is a remote.
• public bool is_tag ()
  Check whether the reference is a tag.
• public Object? lookup () throws Error
  Convenient method to resolve a reference to an object.
• public Ref? rename (string new_name, bool force, string log_message) throws Error
  Rename an existing reference.
• public Ref? resolve () throws Error
  Resolves a symbolic reference.
• public Ref? set_symbolic_target (string target, string? log_message) throws Error
  Create a new reference with the same name as the given reference but a different symbolic target.
• public Ref? set_target (OId oid, string? log_message) throws Error
  Create a new reference with the same name as the given reference but a different OID target.
• public unowned string? to_string ()
  Get a string representation of the ref.

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