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public final class Metadata extends GeneratedMessageV3 implements MetadataOrBuilder
A metadata key/value entry.
Protobuf type google.cloud.compute.v1.Metadata
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public static final int FINGERPRINT_FIELD_NUMBER
Field Value
public static final int ITEMS_FIELD_NUMBER
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public static final int KIND_FIELD_NUMBER
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public boolean equals ( Object obj )
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public static Metadata getDefaultInstance ()
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public Metadata getDefaultInstanceForType ()
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public static final Descriptors . Descriptor getDescriptor ()
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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;
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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;
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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;
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Name Description
index int
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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;
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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;
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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;
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Name Description
index int
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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;
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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;
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Type Description
String The kind.
public ByteString getKindBytes ()
[Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#metadata for metadata.
optional string kind = 3292052;
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public Parser<Metadata> getParserForType ()
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public int getSerializedSize ()
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public final UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields ()
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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;
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Type Description
boolean Whether the fingerprint field is set.
[Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#metadata for metadata.
optional string kind = 3292052;
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Type Description
boolean Whether the kind field is set.
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protected GeneratedMessageV3 . FieldAccessorTable internalGetFieldAccessorTable ()
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public final boolean isInitialized ()
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public static Metadata . Builder newBuilder ()
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public static Metadata . Builder newBuilder ( Metadata prototype )
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public Metadata . Builder newBuilderForType ()
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protected Metadata . Builder newBuilderForType ( GeneratedMessageV3 . BuilderParent parent )
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protected Object newInstance ( GeneratedMessageV3 . UnusedPrivateParameter unused )
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public static Metadata parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream input )
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public static Metadata parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( byte [] data )
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Name Description
data byte []
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( byte [] data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteString data )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteString data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( CodedInputStream input )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( CodedInputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( InputStream input )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( InputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteBuffer data )
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public static Metadata parseFrom ( ByteBuffer data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
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public static Parser<Metadata> parser ()
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public Metadata . Builder toBuilder ()
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public void writeTo ( CodedOutputStream output )
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