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public final class Metadata extends GeneratedMessageV3 implements MetadataOrBuilder
A metadata key/value entry.
Protobuf type google.cloud.compute.v1.Metadata
Inherited Members
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.<ListT>makeMutableCopy(ListT)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.<ListT>makeMutableCopy(ListT,int)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.<T>emptyList(java.lang.Class<T>)
com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessageV3.internalGetMapFieldReflection(int)
Static Fields
public static final int FINGERPRINT_FIELD_NUMBER
Field Value
Type Description
int
public static final int ITEMS_FIELD_NUMBER
Field Value
Type Description
int
public static final int KIND_FIELD_NUMBER
Field Value
Type Description
int
Static Methods
public static Metadata getDefaultInstance ()
public static final Descriptors . Descriptor getDescriptor ()
public static Metadata . Builder newBuilder ()
public static Metadata . Builder newBuilder ( Metadata prototype )
Parameter
Name Description
prototypeMetadata
public static Metadata parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream input )
public static Metadata parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( byte [] data )
Parameter
Name Description
databyte []
public static Metadata parseFrom ( byte [] data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteString data )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteString data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( CodedInputStream input )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( CodedInputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( InputStream input )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( InputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteBuffer data )
public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteBuffer data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static Parser<Metadata> parser ()
Methods
public boolean equals ( Object obj )
Parameter
Name Description
objObject
Overrides
public Metadata getDefaultInstanceForType ()
public String getFingerprint ()
Specifies a fingerprint for this request, which is essentially a hash of the metadata's contents and used for optimistic locking. The fingerprint is initially generated by Compute Engine and changes after every request to modify or update metadata. You must always provide an up-to-date fingerprint hash in order to update or change metadata, otherwise the request will fail with error 412 conditionNotMet. To see the latest fingerprint, make a get() request to retrieve the resource.
optional string fingerprint = 234678500;
Returns
Type Description
String The fingerprint.
public ByteString getFingerprintBytes ()
Specifies a fingerprint for this request, which is essentially a hash of the metadata's contents and used for optimistic locking. The fingerprint is initially generated by Compute Engine and changes after every request to modify or update metadata. You must always provide an up-to-date fingerprint hash in order to update or change metadata, otherwise the request will fail with error 412 conditionNotMet. To see the latest fingerprint, make a get() request to retrieve the resource.
optional string fingerprint = 234678500;
Returns
Type Description
ByteString The bytes for fingerprint.
public Items getItems ( int index )
Array of key/value pairs. The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB.
repeated .google.cloud.compute.v1.Items items = 100526016;
Parameter
Name Description
indexint
Returns
Type Description
Items
public int getItemsCount ()
Array of key/value pairs. The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB.
repeated .google.cloud.compute.v1.Items items = 100526016;
Returns
Type Description
int
public List<Items> getItemsList ()
Array of key/value pairs. The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB.
repeated .google.cloud.compute.v1.Items items = 100526016;
public ItemsOrBuilder getItemsOrBuilder ( int index )
Array of key/value pairs. The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB.
repeated .google.cloud.compute.v1.Items items = 100526016;
Parameter
Name Description
indexint
public List <? extends ItemsOrBuilder > getItemsOrBuilderList ()
Array of key/value pairs. The total size of all keys and values must be less than 512 KB.
repeated .google.cloud.compute.v1.Items items = 100526016;
Returns
Type Description
List <? extends com.google.cloud.compute.v1.ItemsOrBuilder >
[Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#metadata for metadata.
optional string kind = 3292052;
Returns
Type Description
String The kind.
public ByteString getKindBytes ()
[Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#metadata for metadata.
optional string kind = 3292052;
Returns
Type Description
ByteString The bytes for kind.
public Parser<Metadata> getParserForType ()
Overrides
public int getSerializedSize ()
Returns
Type Description
int
Overrides
public boolean hasFingerprint ()
Specifies a fingerprint for this request, which is essentially a hash of the metadata's contents and used for optimistic locking. The fingerprint is initially generated by Compute Engine and changes after every request to modify or update metadata. You must always provide an up-to-date fingerprint hash in order to update or change metadata, otherwise the request will fail with error 412 conditionNotMet. To see the latest fingerprint, make a get() request to retrieve the resource.
optional string fingerprint = 234678500;
Returns
Type Description
boolean Whether the fingerprint field is set.
[Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#metadata for metadata.
optional string kind = 3292052;
Returns
Type Description
boolean Whether the kind field is set.
Returns
Type Description
int
Overrides
protected GeneratedMessageV3 . FieldAccessorTable internalGetFieldAccessorTable ()
Overrides
public final boolean isInitialized ()
Overrides
public Metadata . Builder newBuilderForType ()
protected Metadata . Builder newBuilderForType ( GeneratedMessageV3 . BuilderParent parent )
Overrides
protected Object newInstance ( GeneratedMessageV3 . UnusedPrivateParameter unused )
Returns
Type Description
Object
Overrides
public Metadata . Builder toBuilder ()
public void writeTo ( CodedOutputStream output )
Overrides
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