# tf.compat.v1.get_collection_ref

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Wrapper for [`Graph.get_collection_ref()`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/Graph#get_collection_ref) using the default graph.

    tf.compat.v1.get_collection_ref(
        key
    )

See [`tf.Graph.get_collection_ref`](https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.13/api_docs/python/tf/Graph#get_collection_ref)
for more details.

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| ## Args ||
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| `key` | The key for the collection. For example, the `GraphKeys` class contains many standard names for collections. |

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| ## Returns ||
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| The list of values in the collection with the given `name`, or an empty list if no value has been added to that collection. Note that this returns the collection list itself, which can be modified in place to change the collection. ||

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## eager compatibility

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Collections are not supported when eager execution is enabled.

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