/**
* Returns a new ReferenceQuery object.
*
* @param string $modelAlias The alias of a model in the query
* @param ReferenceQuery|Criteria $criteria Optional Criteria to build the query from
*
* @return ReferenceQuery
*/
public static function create($modelAlias = null, $criteria = null)
{
if ($criteria instanceof ReferenceQuery) {
return $criteria;
}
$query = new ReferenceQuery(null, null, $modelAlias);
if ($criteria instanceof Criteria) {
$query->mergeWith($criteria);
}
return $query;
}