# Catalog Reference Get

Grammar — Value of reference for player player
Flags — Native | Function

Returns the value of a field for an entry. Use catalog lookup functions to retrieve a data value or other information from the game data. To find the name of a field path, open the data editor and turn on View Raw Data. For example, if you wanted to get the unit for the first index of a train ability, your field path string would be “InfoArray[0].Unit”.

# Arguments

• string<reference> — Reference
• int — Player

Returns — string

native string CatalogReferenceGet(
	string reference,
	int player,
);

# Related

Category: Catalog / Lookup

• Catalog Entry Is Default — bool — CatalogEntryIsDefault
• Catalog Entry Is Valid — bool — CatalogEntryIsValid
• Catalog Entry Class — int — CatalogEntryClass
• Catalog Entry Count — int — CatalogEntryCount
• Catalog Entry Get — string<catalogentry> — CatalogEntryGet
• Catalog Entry Parent — string<catalogentry> — CatalogEntryParent
• Catalog Entry Scope — string<catalogscope> — CatalogEntryScope
• Catalog Field Count — int — CatalogFieldCount
• Catalog Field Get — string<catalogfieldname> — CatalogFieldGet
• Catalog Field Exists — bool — CatalogFieldExists
• Catalog Field Is Array — bool — CatalogFieldIsArray
• Catalog Field Is Scope — bool — CatalogFieldIsScope
• Catalog Field Type — string — CatalogFieldType
• Catalog Field Type Category — int<preset::FieldTypeCategory> — CatalogFieldTypeCategory
• Catalog Field Value Get — string — CatalogFieldValueGet
• Catalog Field Value Get As Integer — int — CatalogFieldValueGetAsInt
• Catalog Field Value Get Flags As Integer — int — CatalogFieldValueGetFlagsAsInt
• Catalog Field Value Get As Real — fixed — libNtve_gf_CatalogFieldValueGetAsReal
• Catalog Field Value Count — int — CatalogFieldValueCount
• Catalog Reference Get — string — CatalogReferenceGet
• Catalog Reference Get As Integer — int — CatalogReferenceGetAsInt
• Catalog Reference Get As Real — fixed — libNtve_gf_CatalogReferenceGetAsReal
• Catalog Reference Count — int — CatalogReferenceCount
• Class Of Ability — int<preset::AbilityClass> — AbilityClass
• Cost Of Ability — fixed — libNtve_gf_CostOfAbility

# Examples

campaigns/swarmstory.sc2campaign — base.sc2data/TriggerLibs/SwarmCampaignLib.galaxy:7398

        libSwaC_gf_StoryCreateCallout2(libSwaC_gv_zS_ArmyCustomEggCalloutAttachments, "Egg Room - Evolution Master");
        libSwaC_gv_zS_ArmyEvoCalloutFlash = DialogControlLastCreated();
        libSwaC_gf_ZS_ArmyEggRoomCalloutSetText(DialogControlLastCreated(), StringExternal(CatalogReferenceGet("Character,EvolutionMaster,Name[0]", c_playerAny)), StringExternal("Param/Value/lib_SwaC_44C095F6"));
        DialogControlHookup(libSwaC_gv_zS_ArmyEvoCalloutFlash, c_triggerControlTypeLabel, "SubNameLabel");
        libSwaC_gv_zS_ArmyEvoCalloutSubtitle = DialogControlLastCreated();

campaigns/voidstory.sc2campaign — base.sc2data/TriggerLibs/VoidCampaignUILib.galaxy:2853

    }
    else if (auto9A8F3378_val == "ShipSupplyUpgrade") {
        TextExpressionSetToken("Param/Expression/lib_VCUI_74345D94", "UPGRADE", StringToText(CatalogReferenceGet("Unit,SoACaster,Food", 0)));
        return TextExpressionAssemble("Param/Expression/lib_VCUI_74345D94");
    }

mods/core.sc2mod — base.sc2data/TriggerLibs/NativeLib.galaxy:1739

    // Implementation
    return StringToFixed(CatalogReferenceGet(lv_ref, lp_player));
}

mods/heroesdata.stormmod — base.stormdata/TriggerLibs/GameDataHelperLib.galaxy:18534

    }

    UnitModifyCooldown(lv_rehgarUnit, CatalogReferenceGet("Abil,RehgarChainHeal,Cost[0].Cooldown.Link", UnitGetOwner(lv_rehgarUnit)), -0.75, c_cooldownOperationAdd);
    return true;
}

mods/starcoop/starcoop.sc2mod — base.sc2data/LibCOMI.galaxy:29599

        }
    }
    Wait(StringToFixed(CatalogReferenceGet("Behavior,SOASuperShield,Duration", c_playerAny)), c_timeGame);
    return true;
}