# Enum TraceSpan.SpanKind (2.93.0)

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    public enum TraceSpan.SpanKind extends Enum<TraceSpan.SpanKind> implements ProtocolMessageEnum

Type of span. Can be used to specify additional relationships between spans
in addition to a parent/child relationship.

Protobuf enum `google.devtools.cloudtrace.v1.TraceSpan.SpanKind`

## Implements

[ProtocolMessageEnum](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.ProtocolMessageEnum.html)

## Inherited Members

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| ## Static Fields ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `RPC_CLIENT` | Indicates that the span covers the client-side wrapper around an RPC or other remote request. `RPC_CLIENT = 2;` |
| `RPC_CLIENT_VALUE` | Indicates that the span covers the client-side wrapper around an RPC or other remote request. `RPC_CLIENT = 2;` |
| `RPC_SERVER` | Indicates that the span covers server-side handling of an RPC or other remote network request. `RPC_SERVER = 1;` |
| `RPC_SERVER_VALUE` | Indicates that the span covers server-side handling of an RPC or other remote network request. `RPC_SERVER = 1;` |
| `SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED` | Unspecified. `SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0;` |
| `SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED_VALUE` | Unspecified. `SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0;` |
| `UNRECOGNIZED` |   |

| ## Static Methods ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `forNumber(int value)` |   |
| `getDescriptor()` |   |
| `internalGetValueMap()` |   |
| `valueOf(Descriptors.EnumValueDescriptor desc)` |   |
| `valueOf(int value)` | **Deprecated.** *Use [#forNumber(int)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-trace/latest/com.google.devtools.cloudtrace.v1.TraceSpan.SpanKind#com_google_devtools_cloudtrace_v1_TraceSpan_SpanKind_forNumber_int_) instead.* |
| `valueOf(String name)` |   |
| `values()` |   |

| ## Methods ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `getDescriptorForType()` |   |
| `getNumber()` |   |
| `getValueDescriptor()` |   |