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public   final   class  Instance  
  Represents an existing Cloud Bigtable instance.
 
A Cloud Bigtable instance is mostly just a container for your clusters and nodes, which do all
 of the real work.
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  fromProto(Instance proto) 
  
    
public   static   Instance   fromProto ( Instance   proto )  
  
Wraps the protobuf. This method is considered an internal implementation detail and not meant
 to be used by applications.
 
  
    
      
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        Name Description  
      
        protocom.google.bigtable.admin.v2.Instance  
     
  
  
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  equals(Object o) 
  
    
public   boolean   equals ( Object   o )  
  
    
      
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        Name Description  
      
        oObject  
     
  
  
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  getDisplayName() 
  
    
public   String   getDisplayName ()  
  Gets the instance's friendly name.
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  getId() 
  
  
  
    
      
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        Type Description  
      
        String  
     
  
  getLabels() 
  
    
public   Map<String , String >  getLabels ()  
  Gets the current labels associated with the instance.
See Also: For more  details 
getState() 
  
    
public   Instance . State   getState ()  
  The current state of the instance.
getType() 
  
    
public   Instance . Type   getType ()  
  Gets the instance's current type. Can be DEVELOPMENT or PRODUCTION.
hashCode() 
  
  
    
      
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        int  
     
  
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