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## referencesMany() function

Decorator for referencesMany

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function referencesMany<T extends Entity>(targetResolver: EntityResolver<T>, definition?: Partial<ReferencesManyDefinition>, propertyDefinition?: Partial<PropertyDefinition>): (decoratedTarget: Entity, decoratedKey: string) => void;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  targetResolver | [EntityResolver](./repository.entityresolver.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt; | A resolver function that returns the target model for a referencesMany relation |
|  definition | Partial&lt;[ReferencesManyDefinition](./repository.referencesmanydefinition.md)<!-- -->&gt; | _(Optional)_ Optional metadata for setting up a referencesMany relation |
|  propertyDefinition | Partial&lt;[PropertyDefinition](./repository.propertydefinition.md)<!-- -->&gt; | _(Optional)_ Optional metadata for setting up the property |

**Returns:**

(decoratedTarget: [Entity](./repository.entity.md)<!-- -->, decoratedKey: string) =&gt; void

A property decorator