NamedReference

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.iceberg.expressions.NamedReference<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Reference<T>, Term, Unbound<T,BoundTerm<T>>, UnboundTerm<T>
```
public class NamedReference<T>
extends java.lang.Object
implements UnboundTerm<T>, Reference<T>
```
See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BoundReference<T>`	`bind(Types.StructType struct, boolean caseSensitive)`	Bind this value expression to concrete types.
`java.lang.String`	`name()`
`NamedReference<T>`	`ref()`	Returns this expression's underlying reference.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - name
```
public java.lang.String name()
```
  - bind
```
public BoundReference<T> bind(Types.StructType struct,
                              boolean caseSensitive)
```
    Description copied from interface: Unbound
    
    Bind this value expression to concrete types.
    
    Specified by:
    
    bind in interface Unbound<T,BoundTerm<T>>
    
    Parameters:
    
    struct - input data types
    
    caseSensitive - whether binding should match columns using case sensitive resolution
    
    Returns:
    
    a bound value expression
  - ref
```
public NamedReference<T> ref()
```
    Description copied from interface: Unbound
    
    Returns this expression's underlying reference.
    
    Specified by:
    
    ref in interface Unbound<T,BoundTerm<T>>
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object