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# CrossReferenceResolver

> Resolves cross-references in documentation to their target entities and generates appropriate links.

## Definition

**Assembly:** CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.dll

**Namespace:** CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core

**Inheritance:** System.Object

## Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.CrossReferenceResolver
```

## Summary

Resolves cross-references in documentation to their target entities and generates appropriate links.

## Remarks

This class builds a comprehensive map of all documentation entities and their identifiers,
allowing for resolution of see and seealso references to the correct relative paths and anchors.
It handles all types of references including types, members, parameters, and external references.

## Constructors

### <Icon icon="hammer" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> .ctor

Initializes a new instance of the [CrossReferenceResolver](/api-reference/CloudNimble/DotNetDocs/Core/CrossReferenceResolver) class.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public CrossReferenceResolver(CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.ProjectContext context)
```

#### Parameters

| Name      | Type                                         | Description                                                           |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `context` | `CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.ProjectContext` | The project context containing configuration and file naming options. |

### <Icon icon="hammer" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> .ctor <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public Object()
```

## Methods

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> BuildReferenceMap

Builds the reference map from a documentation assembly.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public void BuildReferenceMap(CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocAssembly assembly)
```

#### Parameters

| Name       | Type                                      | Description                          |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `assembly` | `CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocAssembly` | The documentation assembly to index. |

### <Icon icon="code-fork" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> Equals <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge> <Badge color="orange">Virtual</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public virtual bool Equals(object obj)
```

#### Parameters

| Name  | Type      | Description |
| ----- | --------- | ----------- |
| `obj` | `object?` | -           |

#### Returns

Type: `bool`

### <Icon icon="thumbtack" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> Equals <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public static bool Equals(object objA, object objB)
```

#### Parameters

| Name   | Type      | Description |
| ------ | --------- | ----------- |
| `objA` | `object?` | -           |
| `objB` | `object?` | -           |

#### Returns

Type: `bool`

### <Icon icon="code-fork" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> GetHashCode <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge> <Badge color="orange">Virtual</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public virtual int GetHashCode()
```

#### Returns

Type: `int`

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> GetType <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public System.Type GetType()
```

#### Returns

Type: `System.Type`

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> MemberwiseClone <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
protected internal object MemberwiseClone()
```

#### Returns

Type: `object`

### <Icon icon="thumbtack" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> ReferenceEquals <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public static bool ReferenceEquals(object objA, object objB)
```

#### Parameters

| Name   | Type      | Description |
| ------ | --------- | ----------- |
| `objA` | `object?` | -           |
| `objB` | `object?` | -           |

#### Returns

Type: `bool`

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> ResolveReference

Resolves a documentation reference to a DocReference object with full path and anchor information.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocReference ResolveReference(string rawReference, string currentPath)
```

#### Parameters

| Name           | Type     | Description                                                                   |
| -------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `rawReference` | `string` | The raw reference string (e.g., "T:System.String" or "F:NamespaceMode.File"). |
| `currentPath`  | `string` | The current document path for calculating relative paths.                     |

#### Returns

Type: `CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocReference`
A resolved DocReference object.

### <Icon icon="function" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> ResolveReferences

Resolves all references in a collection of raw reference strings.

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocReference> ResolveReferences(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string> rawReferences, string currentPath)
```

#### Parameters

| Name            | Type                                             | Description                                               |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `rawReferences` | `System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string>` | The collection of raw reference strings.                  |
| `currentPath`   | `string`                                         | The current document path for calculating relative paths. |

#### Returns

Type: `System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<CloudNimble.DotNetDocs.Core.DocReference>`
A collection of resolved DocReference objects.

### <Icon icon="code-fork" iconType="duotone" color="#419AC5" size={24} className="mr-2" /> ToString <Badge color="gray">Inherited</Badge> <Badge color="orange">Virtual</Badge>

<Note>Inherited from `object`</Note>

#### Syntax

```csharp theme={"dark"}
public virtual string ToString()
```

#### Returns

Type: `string?`