Update entry

Update an entry.

Code sample

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Data Catalog quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Data Catalog Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Data Catalog, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.datacatalog.v1.DataCatalogClient;
import com.google.cloud.datacatalog.v1.Entry;
import com.google.cloud.datacatalog.v1.EntryName;
import com.google.cloud.datacatalog.v1.UpdateEntryRequest;
import com.google.protobuf.FieldMask;
import com.google.protobuf.util.FieldMaskUtil;
import java.io.IOException;

// Sample to update an entity
public class UpdateEntry {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "MY_PROJECT_ID";
    String location = "MY_LOCATION";
    String entryGroupId = "MY_ENTRY_GROUP_ID";
    String entryId = "MY_ENTRY_ID";
    String description = "MY_DESCRIPTION";
    EntryName entryName = EntryName.of(projectId, location, entryGroupId, entryId);
    Entry entry =
        Entry.newBuilder().setName(entryName.toString()).setDescription(description).build();
    updateEntry(entry);
  }

  public static void updateEntry(Entry entry) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call
    // the "close" method on the client to safely clean up any remaining background resources.
    try (DataCatalogClient client = DataCatalogClient.create()) {
      FieldMask fieldMask = FieldMaskUtil.fromString("description");
      UpdateEntryRequest request =
          UpdateEntryRequest.newBuilder().setEntry(entry).setUpdateMask(fieldMask).build();
      Entry entryUpdate = client.updateEntry(request);
      System.out.println("Entry updated successfully : " + entryUpdate.getDescription());
    }
  }
}

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