Method _ref

tensorflow/python/ops/variables.py:2166–2180

Returns a reference to this variable. You usually do not need to call this method as all ops that need a reference to the variable call it automatically. Returns is a `Tensor` which holds a reference to the variable. You can assign a new value to the variable by passing the tensor

(self)

    return array_ops.identity(self._variable, name="read")

  def _ref(self):
    """Returns a reference to this variable.

    You usually do not need to call this method as all ops that need a reference
    to the variable call it automatically.

    Returns is a `Tensor` which holds a reference to the variable.  You can
    assign a new value to the variable by passing the tensor to an assign op.
    See `tf.Variable.value` if you want to get the value of the
    variable.

    Returns:
      A `Tensor` that is a reference to the variable.
    """
    return self._variable

  def set_shape(self, shape):
    """Overrides the shape for this variable.