# BicepOutputReference Methods

- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Azure](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.azure.md)
- Type: [BicepOutputReference](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.azure/bicepoutputreference.md)
- Kind: `Methods`
- Members: `2`

A reference to an output from a bicep template.

## GetHashCode

- Name: `GetHashCode`
- Modifiers: `override`
- Returns: `int`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure/AzureBicepResource.cs#L688)

Serves as the default hash function.

```csharp
public sealed class BicepOutputReference
{
    public override int GetHashCode()
    {
        // ...
    }
}
```

## Returns

`int` -- A hash code for the current object.

## GetValueAsync(CancellationToken)

- Name: `GetValueAsync(CancellationToken)`
- Returns: `ValueTask<string?>`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/cbc352350f1a9bafbaff10d14a2c8de4ac186a48/src/Aspire.Hosting.Azure/AzureBicepResource.cs#L651-L658)

The value of the output.

```csharp
public sealed class BicepOutputReference
{
    public ValueTask<string?> GetValueAsync(
        CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
    {
        // ...
    }
}
```

## Parameters

- `cancellationToken` (`CancellationToken`) `optional`
  A `Threading.CancellationToken` to observe while waiting for the task to complete.