# Class CreateGroupRequest (3.94.0)

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    public final class CreateGroupRequest extends GeneratedMessage implements CreateGroupRequestOrBuilder

The `CreateGroup` request.

Protobuf type `google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest`

## Inheritance

[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \> [AbstractMessageLite\<MessageType,BuilderType\>](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessageLite.html) \> [AbstractMessage](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.html) \> [GeneratedMessage](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.html) \> CreateGroupRequest

## Implements

[CreateGroupRequestOrBuilder](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequestOrBuilder)

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## Static Fields

### GROUP_FIELD_NUMBER

    public static final int GROUP_FIELD_NUMBER

| **Field Value** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

### NAME_FIELD_NUMBER

    public static final int NAME_FIELD_NUMBER

| **Field Value** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

### VALIDATE_ONLY_FIELD_NUMBER

    public static final int VALIDATE_ONLY_FIELD_NUMBER

| **Field Value** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

## Static Methods

### getDefaultInstance()

    public static CreateGroupRequest getDefaultInstance()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

### getDescriptor()

    public static final Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptor()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.Descriptor.html` |   |

### newBuilder()

    public static CreateGroupRequest.Builder newBuilder()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest.Builder` |   |

### newBuilder(CreateGroupRequest prototype)

    public static CreateGroupRequest.Builder newBuilder(CreateGroupRequest prototype)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `prototype` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest.Builder` |   |

### parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `input` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html` |   |

### parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `input` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html` |
| `extensionRegistry` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(byte\[\] data)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(byte[] data)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `data` | `byte[]` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(byte\[\] data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `data` | `byte[]` |
| `extensionRegistry` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(ByteString data)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(ByteString data)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `data` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ByteString.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `data` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ByteString.html` |
| `extensionRegistry` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(CodedInputStream input)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(CodedInputStream input)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `input` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `input` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream.html` |
| `extensionRegistry` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(InputStream input)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(InputStream input)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `input` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `input` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/InputStream.html` |
| `extensionRegistry` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(ByteBuffer data)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(ByteBuffer data)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `data` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/ByteBuffer.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException.html` |   |

### parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

    public static CreateGroupRequest parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `data` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/nio/ByteBuffer.html` |
| `extensionRegistry` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.InvalidProtocolBufferException.html` |   |

### parser()

    public static Parser<CreateGroupRequest> parser()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Parser.html<https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest>` |   |

## Methods

### equals(Object obj)

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `obj` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

**Overrides** [AbstractMessage.equals(Object other)](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_equals_java_lang_Object_)

### getDefaultInstanceForType()

    public CreateGroupRequest getDefaultInstanceForType()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest` |   |

### getGroup()

    public Group getGroup()

Required. A group definition. It is an error to define the `name` field
because the system assigns the name.

`.google.monitoring.v3.Group group = 2 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];`

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.Group` | The group. |

### getGroupOrBuilder()

    public GroupOrBuilder getGroupOrBuilder()

Required. A group definition. It is an error to define the `name` field
because the system assigns the name.

`.google.monitoring.v3.Group group = 2 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];`

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.GroupOrBuilder` |   |

### getName()

    public String getName()

Required. The
[project](https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/v3#project_name) in which
to create the group. The format is:

projects/\[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER\]

`
string name = 4 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED, (.google.api.resource_reference) = { ... }
`

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html` | The name. |

### getNameBytes()

    public ByteString getNameBytes()

Required. The
[project](https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/v3#project_name) in which
to create the group. The format is:

projects/\[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER\]

`
string name = 4 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED, (.google.api.resource_reference) = { ... }
`

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ByteString.html` | The bytes for name. |

### getParserForType()

    public Parser<CreateGroupRequest> getParserForType()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Parser.html<https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest>` |   |

**Overrides** [GeneratedMessage.getParserForType()](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_GeneratedMessage_getParserForType__)

### getSerializedSize()

    public int getSerializedSize()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

**Overrides** [GeneratedMessage.getSerializedSize()](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_GeneratedMessage_getSerializedSize__)

### getValidateOnly()

    public boolean getValidateOnly()

If true, validate this request but do not create the group.

`bool validate_only = 3;`

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` | The validateOnly. |

### hasGroup()

    public boolean hasGroup()

Required. A group definition. It is an error to define the `name` field
because the system assigns the name.

`.google.monitoring.v3.Group group = 2 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED];`

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` | Whether the group field is set. |

### hashCode()

    public int hashCode()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

**Overrides** [AbstractMessage.hashCode()](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_hashCode__)

### internalGetFieldAccessorTable()

    protected GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable internalGetFieldAccessorTable()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable.html` |   |

**Overrides** [GeneratedMessage.internalGetFieldAccessorTable()](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_GeneratedMessage_internalGetFieldAccessorTable__)

### isInitialized()

    public final boolean isInitialized()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |   |

**Overrides** [GeneratedMessage.isInitialized()](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_GeneratedMessage_isInitialized__)

### newBuilderForType()

    public CreateGroupRequest.Builder newBuilderForType()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest.Builder` |   |

### newBuilderForType(AbstractMessage.BuilderParent parent)

    protected CreateGroupRequest.Builder newBuilderForType(AbstractMessage.BuilderParent parent)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `parent` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.BuilderParent.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest.Builder` |   |

**Overrides** [AbstractMessage.newBuilderForType(AbstractMessage.BuilderParent parent)](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_newBuilderForType_com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_BuilderParent_)

### toBuilder()

    public CreateGroupRequest.Builder toBuilder()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-monitoring/latest/com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateGroupRequest.Builder` |   |

### writeTo(CodedOutputStream output)

    public void writeTo(CodedOutputStream output)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `output` | `https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.CodedOutputStream.html` |

**Overrides** [GeneratedMessage.writeTo(CodedOutputStream output)](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.GeneratedMessage.html#com_google_protobuf_GeneratedMessage_writeTo_com_google_protobuf_CodedOutputStream_)

| **Exceptions** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html` |   |