# Class MapEntry.Builder<K,V> (3.19.4)

    public static class MapEntry.Builder<K,V> extends AbstractMessage.Builder<MapEntry.Builder<K,V>>

Builder to create [MapEntry](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry) messages.

## Inheritance

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

## Inherited Members

[AbstractMessage.Builder.clear()](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_clear__) [AbstractMessage.Builder.clearOneof(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_clearOneof_com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_OneofDescriptor_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.clone()](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_clone__) [AbstractMessage.Builder.findInitializationErrors()](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_findInitializationErrors__) [AbstractMessage.Builder.getFieldBuilder(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_getFieldBuilder_com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_FieldDescriptor_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.getInitializationErrorString()](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_getInitializationErrorString__) [AbstractMessage.Builder.getOneofFieldDescriptor(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_getOneofFieldDescriptor_com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_OneofDescriptor_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.getRepeatedFieldBuilder(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,int)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_getRepeatedFieldBuilder_com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_FieldDescriptor_int_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.hasOneof(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_hasOneof_com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_OneofDescriptor_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.internalMergeFrom(AbstractMessageLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_internalMergeFrom_com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessageLite_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeDelimitedFrom(InputStream)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeDelimitedFrom_java_io_InputStream_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeDelimitedFrom(InputStream,ExtensionRegistryLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeDelimitedFrom_java_io_InputStream_com_google_protobuf_ExtensionRegistryLite_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(byte\[\])](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_byte___) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(byte\[\],ExtensionRegistryLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_byte___com_google_protobuf_ExtensionRegistryLite_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(byte\[\],int,int)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_byte___int_int_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(byte\[\],int,int,ExtensionRegistryLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_byte___int_int_com_google_protobuf_ExtensionRegistryLite_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(ByteString)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_com_google_protobuf_ByteString_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(ByteString,ExtensionRegistryLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_com_google_protobuf_ByteString_com_google_protobuf_ExtensionRegistryLite_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(CodedInputStream)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_com_google_protobuf_CodedInputStream_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(CodedInputStream,ExtensionRegistryLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_com_google_protobuf_CodedInputStream_com_google_protobuf_ExtensionRegistryLite_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(Message)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_com_google_protobuf_Message_) [AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(InputStream)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_mergeFrom_java_io_InputStream_) 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[AbstractMessage.Builder.toString()](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_toString__) [AbstractMessageLite.Builder.\<T\>addAll(Iterable\<T\>,Collection\<? super T\>)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessageLite.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessageLite_Builder__T_addAll_java_lang_Iterable_T__java_util_Collection___super_T__) [AbstractMessageLite.Builder.\<T\>addAll(Iterable\<T\>,List\<? super T\>)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessageLite.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessageLite_Builder__T_addAll_java_lang_Iterable_T__java_util_List___super_T__) [AbstractMessageLite.Builder.internalMergeFrom(MessageType)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessageLite.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessageLite_Builder_internalMergeFrom_MessageType_) [AbstractMessageLite.Builder.mergeFrom(MessageLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessageLite.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessageLite_Builder_mergeFrom_com_google_protobuf_MessageLite_) [AbstractMessageLite.Builder.newUninitializedMessageException(MessageLite)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessageLite.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessageLite_Builder_newUninitializedMessageException_com_google_protobuf_MessageLite_) [Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) 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| ## Type Parameters ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `K` |   |
| `V` |   |

## Methods

### addRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value)

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> addRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |
| `value` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### build()

    public MapEntry<K,V> build()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry<K,V>` |   |

### buildPartial()

    public MapEntry<K,V> buildPartial()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry<K,V>` |   |

### clearField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> clearField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### clearKey()

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> clearKey()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### clearValue()

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> clearValue()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### clone()

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> clone()

Clones the Builder.

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

**Overrides** [AbstractMessage.Builder\<BuilderType\>.clone()](https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.AbstractMessage.Builder#com_google_protobuf_AbstractMessage_Builder_clone__)

### getAllFields()

    public Map<Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,Object> getAllFields()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Map.html<https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html>` |   |

### getDefaultInstanceForType()

    public MapEntry<K,V> getDefaultInstanceForType()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry<K,V>` |   |

### getDescriptorForType()

    public Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptorForType()

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

### getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

    public Object getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |

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

### getKey()

    public K getKey()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `K` |   |

### getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index)

    public Object getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |
| `index` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |

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

### getRepeatedFieldCount(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

    public int getRepeatedFieldCount(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |

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

### getUnknownFields()

    public UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()

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

### getValue()

    public V getValue()

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `V` |   |

### hasField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

    public boolean hasField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |

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

### isInitialized()

    public boolean isInitialized()

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

### newBuilderForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

    public Message.Builder newBuilderForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Message.Builder` |   |

### setField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value)

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> setField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Object value)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |
| `value` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### setKey(K key)

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> setKey(K key)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `key` | `K` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### setRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index, Object value)

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> setRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, int index, Object value)

| **Parameters** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `field` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FieldDescriptor` |
| `index` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/datatypes.html` |
| `value` | `https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### setUnknownFields(UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> setUnknownFields(UnknownFieldSet unknownFields)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `unknownFields` | `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |

### setValue(V value)

    public MapEntry.Builder<K,V> setValue(V value)

| **Parameter** ||
|---|---|
| **Name** | **Description** |
| `value` | `V` |

| **Returns** ||
|---|---|
| **Type** | **Description** |
| `https://docs.cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MapEntry.Builder<K,V>` |   |