public IRObject getReference() {
        if (ref == null) {
            ref = org.omg.CORBA.AttributeDefHelper.narrow(
                    servantToReference(new AttributeDefPOATie(this)));
        }
        return ref;
    }
public IRObject getReference ( ) { if ( ref == null ) { ref = org . omg . CORBA . AttributeDefHelper . narrow ( servantToReference ( new AttributeDefPOATie ( this ) ) ) ; } return ref ; }
LocalIRObject implementation ---------------------------------