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Class SearchHint (0.1.0)
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public final class SearchHint extends GeneratedMessageV3 implements SearchHintOrBuilder
Represents a hint to the search index engine.
Protobuf type google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint
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
USE_INDEX_FIELD_NUMBER
public static final int USE_INDEX_FIELD_NUMBER
Field Value
Type
Description
int
USE_KNN_FIELD_NUMBER
public static final int USE_KNN_FIELD_NUMBER
Field Value
Type
Description
int
Static Methods
getDefaultInstance()
public static SearchHint getDefaultInstance ()
getDescriptor()
public static final Descriptors . Descriptor getDescriptor ()
newBuilder()
public static SearchHint . Builder newBuilder ()
newBuilder(SearchHint prototype)
public static SearchHint . Builder newBuilder ( SearchHint prototype )
public static SearchHint parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream input )
public static SearchHint parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
parseFrom(byte[] data)
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( byte [] data )
Parameter
Name
Description
data
byte []
parseFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( byte [] data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
parseFrom(ByteString data)
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( ByteString data )
parseFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( ByteString data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( CodedInputStream input )
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( CodedInputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( InputStream input )
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( InputStream input , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
parseFrom(ByteBuffer data)
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( ByteBuffer data )
parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
public static SearchHint parseFrom ( ByteBuffer data , ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry )
parser()
public static Parser<SearchHint> parser ()
Methods
equals(Object obj)
public boolean equals ( Object obj )
Parameter
Name
Description
obj
Object
Overrides
getDefaultInstanceForType()
public SearchHint getDefaultInstanceForType ()
getIndexTypeCase()
public SearchHint . IndexTypeCase getIndexTypeCase ()
getParserForType()
public Parser<SearchHint> getParserForType ()
Overrides
getSerializedSize()
public int getSerializedSize ()
Returns
Type
Description
int
Overrides
getUseIndex()
public SearchHint . IndexHint getUseIndex ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
getUseIndexOrBuilder()
public SearchHint . IndexHintOrBuilder getUseIndexOrBuilder ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
getUseKnn()
public boolean getUseKnn ()
If set to true, the search will use the system's default
K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) index engine.
bool use_knn = 2;
Returns
Type
Description
boolean
The useKnn.
hasUseIndex()
public boolean hasUseIndex ()
Specifies that the search should use a particular index.
.google.cloud.vectorsearch.v1beta.SearchHint.IndexHint use_index = 1;
Returns
Type
Description
boolean
Whether the useIndex field is set.
hasUseKnn()
public boolean hasUseKnn ()
If set to true, the search will use the system's default
K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) index engine.
bool use_knn = 2;
Returns
Type
Description
boolean
Whether the useKnn field is set.
hashCode()
Returns
Type
Description
int
Overrides
internalGetFieldAccessorTable()
protected GeneratedMessageV3 . FieldAccessorTable internalGetFieldAccessorTable ()
Overrides
isInitialized()
public final boolean isInitialized ()
Overrides
newBuilderForType()
public SearchHint . Builder newBuilderForType ()
newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent parent)
protected SearchHint . Builder newBuilderForType ( GeneratedMessageV3 . BuilderParent parent )
Overrides
newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter unused)
protected Object newInstance ( GeneratedMessageV3 . UnusedPrivateParameter unused )
Returns
Type
Description
Object
Overrides
toBuilder()
public SearchHint . Builder toBuilder ()
writeTo(CodedOutputStream output)
public void writeTo ( CodedOutputStream output )
Overrides
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Last updated 2025-11-19 UTC.
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