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                <span class="title-namespace">References.</span><span class=" title-type">Reference</span>

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    <div class="static-markdown"><p>A reference to a Register, usually from expanding a RegisterArray.</p></div>
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                <th class="col-md-4">Properties</th>
                <th class="col-md-4">Type</th>
                <th class="col-md-4">Description</th>
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                    <a href="../Meta_schema.html" class="schema_link">Meta</a>
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                        <dt>Enum</dt>
                        <dd>
                            <code>References.Reference</code>
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                <a href="#/properties/ref">ref<sup>&loz;</sup></a>
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                    <a href="../Types/RegisterType_schema.html" class="schema_link">Types.RegisterType</a>
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                    <div><p>The name of the Register this reference is referring to.</p></div>
                    
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                            <dt>&loz; Required</dt>
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        <h5>Examples</h5>
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            <pre class="schema-json"><code class="language-json">{
    &#34;_type&#34;: &#34;References.Reference&#34;, 
    &#34;ref&#34;: {
        &#34;_type&#34;: &#34;AST.Identifier&#34;, 
        &#34;value&#34;: &#34;REG_EL1&#34;
    }
}</code></pre>
            <pre class="schema-json"><code class="language-json">{
    &#34;_type&#34;: &#34;References.Reference&#34;, 
    &#34;ref&#34;: {
        &#34;_type&#34;: &#34;AST.Identifier&#34;, 
        &#34;value&#34;: &#34;REG7_EL2&#34;
    }
}</code></pre>
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        <h3>Schema <small><a href="http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#">http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#</a></small></h3>
    <pre class="schema-json"><code class="language-json">{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "info": [
    "A reference to a Register, usually from expanding a RegisterArray."
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "_type": "References.Reference",
      "ref": {
        "_type": "AST.Identifier",
        "value": "REG_EL1"
      }
    },
    {
      "_type": "References.Reference",
      "ref": {
        "_type": "AST.Identifier",
        "value": "REG7_EL2"
      }
    }
  ],
  "properties": {
    "_meta": {
      "$ref": "../Meta.json"
    },
    "_type": {
      "enum": [
        "References.Reference"
      ]
    },
    "ref": {
      "info": [
        "The name of the Register this reference is referring to."
      ],
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "../Types/RegisterType.json"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "../AST/DotAtom.json"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "../AST/Identifier.json"
        },
        {
          "$ref": "../AST/SquareOp.json"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ref"
  ],
  "title": "Reference",
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#"
}</code></pre>
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