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proto library Client - Class FieldDescriptor (v5.36.2)
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Namespace
Google \ Protobuf
Methods
__construct
Parameter
Name Description
internal_desc
mixed
getName
Returns
Type Description
stringField name
getNumber
Returns
Type Description
intProtobuf field number
isRequired
Returns
Type Description
bool
isRepeated
Returns
Type Description
bool
getType
Returns
Type Description
int
getContainingOneof
getRealContainingOneof
Gets the field's containing oneof, only if non-synthetic.
hasPresence
Returns true if this field tracks presence, ie. does the field
distinguish between "unset" and "present with default value."
This includes required, optional, and oneof fields. It excludes maps,
repeated fields, and singular proto3 fields without "optional".
For fields where hasPresence() == true, the return value of
msg.hasField() is semantically meaningful.
Returns
Type Description
bool
getMessageType
Returns
Type Description
Descriptor Returns a descriptor for the field type if the field type is a message, otherwise throws \Exception
getEnumType
Returns
Type Description
EnumDescriptor Returns an enum descriptor if the field type is an enum, otherwise throws \Exception
isMap
Returns
Type Description
bool
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