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## createBelongsToAccessor() function

Enforces a BelongsTo constraint on a repository

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function createBelongsToAccessor<Target extends Entity, TargetId, Source extends Entity, SourceId>(belongsToMetadata: BelongsToDefinition, targetRepoGetter: Getter<EntityCrudRepository<Target, TargetId>>, sourceRepository: EntityCrudRepository<Source, SourceId>): BelongsToAccessor<Target, SourceId>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  belongsToMetadata | <code>BelongsToDefinition</code> |  |
|  targetRepoGetter | <code>Getter&lt;EntityCrudRepository&lt;Target, TargetId&gt;&gt;</code> |  |
|  sourceRepository | <code>EntityCrudRepository&lt;Source, SourceId&gt;</code> |  |

<b>Returns:</b>

`BelongsToAccessor<Target, SourceId>`