allowed values for node/entity/user reference field

Question

Can you get allowed values for reference field?

i tried with:

$all_fields_info = field_info_fields();
$allowed_values= list_allowed_values($all_fields_info["field_user_ref"]);

but it is not working ..

Answer 1

For an entityreference fields use:

$allowed_values = entityreference_get_selection_handler("field_user_ref")->getReferencableEntities();