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public   final   class  Reference   extends   GeneratedMessageV3   implements   ReferenceOrBuilder  
   Represents a reference to a resource.
 Protobuf type google.cloud.compute.v1.Reference
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  KIND_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   KIND_FIELD_NUMBER  
  
    
      
        Field Value  
      
        Type Description  
      
        int  
     
  
  REFERENCE_TYPE_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   REFERENCE_TYPE_FIELD_NUMBER  
  
    
      
        Field Value  
      
        Type Description  
      
        int  
     
  
  REFERRER_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   REFERRER_FIELD_NUMBER  
  
    
      
        Field Value  
      
        Type Description  
      
        int  
     
  
  TARGET_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   TARGET_FIELD_NUMBER  
  
    
      
        Field Value  
      
        Type Description  
      
        int  
     
  
  Static Methods
   
  getDefaultInstance() 
  
    
public   static   Reference   getDefaultInstance ()  
  
  getDescriptor() 
  
    
public   static   final   Descriptors . Descriptor   getDescriptor ()  
  
  newBuilder() 
  
    
public   static   Reference . Builder   newBuilder ()  
  
  newBuilder(Reference prototype) 
  
    
public   static   Reference . Builder   newBuilder ( Reference   prototype )  
  
    
      
        Parameter  
      
        Name Description  
      
        prototypeReference  
     
  
  
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream   input )  
  
  
  
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
  
  
  
  parseFrom(byte[] data) 
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( byte []   data )  
  
    
      
        Parameter  
      
        Name Description  
      
        databyte [] 
     
  
  
  
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public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( byte []   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
  
  
  
  parseFrom(ByteString data) 
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( ByteString   data )  
  
  
  
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public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( ByteString   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
  
  
  
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( CodedInputStream   input )  
  
  
  
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( CodedInputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
  
  
  
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( InputStream   input )  
  
  
  
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( InputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
  
  
  
  parseFrom(ByteBuffer data) 
  
    
public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( ByteBuffer   data )  
  
  
  
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public   static   Reference   parseFrom ( ByteBuffer   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
  
  
  
  parser() 
  
    
public   static   Parser<Reference>   parser ()  
  
  Methods
   
  equals(Object obj) 
  
    
public   boolean   equals ( Object   obj )  
  
    
      
        Parameter  
      
        Name Description  
      
        objObject  
     
  
  
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  getDefaultInstanceForType() 
  
    
public   Reference   getDefaultInstanceForType ()  
  
  getKind() 
  
   [Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#reference for references.
 optional string kind = 3292052;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String The kind.
 
     
  
  getKindBytes() 
  
    
public   ByteString   getKindBytes ()  
   [Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#reference for references.
 optional string kind = 3292052;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        ByteString The bytes for kind.
 
     
  
  getParserForType() 
  
    
public   Parser<Reference>   getParserForType ()  
  
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  getReferenceType() 
  
    
public   String   getReferenceType ()  
   A description of the reference type with no implied semantics. Possible values include: 1. MEMBER_OF
 optional string reference_type = 247521198;
    
      
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        Type Description  
      
        String The referenceType.
 
     
  
  getReferenceTypeBytes() 
  
    
public   ByteString   getReferenceTypeBytes ()  
   A description of the reference type with no implied semantics. Possible values include: 1. MEMBER_OF
 optional string reference_type = 247521198;
    
      
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        Type Description  
      
        ByteString The bytes for referenceType.
 
     
  
  getReferrer() 
  
    
public   String   getReferrer ()  
   URL of the resource which refers to the target.
 optional string referrer = 351173663;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String The referrer.
 
     
  
  getReferrerBytes() 
  
    
public   ByteString   getReferrerBytes ()  
   URL of the resource which refers to the target.
 optional string referrer = 351173663;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        ByteString The bytes for referrer.
 
     
  
  getSerializedSize() 
  
    
public   int   getSerializedSize ()  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        int  
     
  
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  getTarget() 
  
    
public   String   getTarget ()  
   URL of the resource to which this reference points.
 optional string target = 192835985;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        String The target.
 
     
  
  getTargetBytes() 
  
    
public   ByteString   getTargetBytes ()  
   URL of the resource to which this reference points.
 optional string target = 192835985;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        ByteString The bytes for target.
 
     
  
  hasKind() 
  
   [Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#reference for references.
 optional string kind = 3292052;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        boolean Whether the kind field is set.
 
     
  
  hasReferenceType() 
  
    
public   boolean   hasReferenceType ()  
   A description of the reference type with no implied semantics. Possible values include: 1. MEMBER_OF
 optional string reference_type = 247521198;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        boolean Whether the referenceType field is set.
 
     
  
  hasReferrer() 
  
    
public   boolean   hasReferrer ()  
   URL of the resource which refers to the target.
 optional string referrer = 351173663;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        boolean Whether the referrer field is set.
 
     
  
  hasTarget() 
  
    
public   boolean   hasTarget ()  
   URL of the resource to which this reference points.
 optional string target = 192835985;
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        boolean Whether the target field is set.
 
     
  
  hashCode() 
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        int  
     
  
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  internalGetFieldAccessorTable() 
  
    
protected   GeneratedMessageV3 . FieldAccessorTable   internalGetFieldAccessorTable ()  
  
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  isInitialized() 
  
    
public   final   boolean   isInitialized ()  
  
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  newBuilderForType() 
  
    
public   Reference . Builder   newBuilderForType ()  
  
  newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent parent) 
  
    
protected   Reference . Builder   newBuilderForType ( GeneratedMessageV3 . BuilderParent   parent )  
  
  
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  newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter unused) 
  
    
protected   Object   newInstance ( GeneratedMessageV3 . UnusedPrivateParameter   unused )  
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
      
        Type Description  
      
        Object  
     
  
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  toBuilder() 
  
    
public   Reference . Builder   toBuilder ()  
  
  writeTo(CodedOutputStream output) 
  
    
public   void   writeTo ( CodedOutputStream   output )  
  
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