Class Entity (2.2.0)

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public final class Entity extends GeneratedMessageV3 implements EntityOrBuilder

Represents a phrase in the text that is a known entity, such as a person, an organization, or location. The API associates information, such as salience and mentions, with entities.

Protobuf type google.cloud.language.v1.Entity

Inheritance

Object > AbstractMessageLite<MessageType,BuilderType> > AbstractMessage > GeneratedMessageV3 > Entity

Implements

EntityOrBuilder

Inherited Members

AbstractMessage.equals(Object)

AbstractMessage.findInitializationErrors()

AbstractMessage.getInitializationErrorString()

AbstractMessage.hashBoolean(boolean)

AbstractMessage.hashCode()

AbstractMessage.hashEnum(Internal.EnumLite)

AbstractMessage.hashEnumList(List<? extends Internal.EnumLite>)

AbstractMessage.hashFields(int,Map<Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,Object>)

AbstractMessage.hashLong(long)

AbstractMessage.toString()

AbstractMessageLite.<T>addAll(Iterable<T>,Collection<? super T>)

AbstractMessageLite.<T>addAll(Iterable<T>,List<? super T>)

AbstractMessageLite.checkByteStringIsUtf8(ByteString)

AbstractMessageLite.toByteArray()

AbstractMessageLite.toByteString()

AbstractMessageLite.writeDelimitedTo(OutputStream)

AbstractMessageLite.writeTo(OutputStream)

GeneratedMessageV3.<M>parseDelimitedWithIOException(Parser<M>,InputStream)

GeneratedMessageV3.<M>parseDelimitedWithIOException(Parser<M>,InputStream,ExtensionRegistryLite)

GeneratedMessageV3.<M>parseWithIOException(Parser<M>,CodedInputStream)

GeneratedMessageV3.<M>parseWithIOException(Parser<M>,CodedInputStream,ExtensionRegistryLite)

GeneratedMessageV3.<M>parseWithIOException(Parser<M>,InputStream)

GeneratedMessageV3.<M>parseWithIOException(Parser<M>,InputStream,ExtensionRegistryLite)

GeneratedMessageV3.<V>serializeBooleanMapTo(CodedOutputStream,MapField<Boolean,V>,MapEntry<Boolean,V>,int)

GeneratedMessageV3.<V>serializeIntegerMapTo(CodedOutputStream,MapField<Integer,V>,MapEntry<Integer,V>,int)

GeneratedMessageV3.<V>serializeLongMapTo(CodedOutputStream,MapField<Long,V>,MapEntry<Long,V>,int)

GeneratedMessageV3.<V>serializeStringMapTo(CodedOutputStream,MapField<String,V>,MapEntry<String,V>,int)

GeneratedMessageV3.canUseUnsafe()

GeneratedMessageV3.computeStringSize(int,Object)

GeneratedMessageV3.computeStringSizeNoTag(Object)

GeneratedMessageV3.emptyBooleanList()

GeneratedMessageV3.emptyDoubleList()

GeneratedMessageV3.emptyFloatList()

GeneratedMessageV3.emptyIntList()

GeneratedMessageV3.emptyLongList()

GeneratedMessageV3.getAllFields()

GeneratedMessageV3.getDescriptorForType()

GeneratedMessageV3.getField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)

GeneratedMessageV3.getOneofFieldDescriptor(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor)

GeneratedMessageV3.getParserForType()

GeneratedMessageV3.getRepeatedField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,int)

GeneratedMessageV3.getRepeatedFieldCount(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)

GeneratedMessageV3.getSerializedSize()

GeneratedMessageV3.getUnknownFields()

GeneratedMessageV3.hasField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor)

GeneratedMessageV3.hasOneof(Descriptors.OneofDescriptor)

GeneratedMessageV3.internalGetFieldAccessorTable()

GeneratedMessageV3.internalGetMapField(int)

GeneratedMessageV3.isInitialized()

GeneratedMessageV3.isStringEmpty(Object)

GeneratedMessageV3.makeExtensionsImmutable()

GeneratedMessageV3.mergeFromAndMakeImmutableInternal(CodedInputStream,ExtensionRegistryLite)

GeneratedMessageV3.mutableCopy(Internal.BooleanList)

GeneratedMessageV3.mutableCopy(Internal.DoubleList)

GeneratedMessageV3.mutableCopy(Internal.FloatList)

GeneratedMessageV3.mutableCopy(Internal.IntList)

GeneratedMessageV3.mutableCopy(Internal.LongList)

GeneratedMessageV3.newBooleanList()

GeneratedMessageV3.newBuilderForType(AbstractMessage.BuilderParent)

GeneratedMessageV3.newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent)

GeneratedMessageV3.newDoubleList()

GeneratedMessageV3.newFloatList()

GeneratedMessageV3.newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter)

GeneratedMessageV3.newIntList()

GeneratedMessageV3.newLongList()

GeneratedMessageV3.parseUnknownField(CodedInputStream,UnknownFieldSet.Builder,ExtensionRegistryLite,int)

GeneratedMessageV3.parseUnknownFieldProto3(CodedInputStream,UnknownFieldSet.Builder,ExtensionRegistryLite,int)

GeneratedMessageV3.writeReplace()

GeneratedMessageV3.writeString(CodedOutputStream,int,Object)

GeneratedMessageV3.writeStringNoTag(CodedOutputStream,Object)

GeneratedMessageV3.writeTo(CodedOutputStream)

Object.clone()

Object.finalize()

Object.getClass()

Object.notify()

Object.notifyAll()

Object.wait()

Object.wait(long)

Object.wait(long,int)

Static Fields

MENTIONS_FIELD_NUMBER

public static final int MENTIONS_FIELD_NUMBER

Field Value

Type	Description
int

METADATA_FIELD_NUMBER

public static final int METADATA_FIELD_NUMBER

Field Value

Type	Description
int

NAME_FIELD_NUMBER

public static final int NAME_FIELD_NUMBER

Field Value

Type	Description
int

SALIENCE_FIELD_NUMBER

public static final int SALIENCE_FIELD_NUMBER

Field Value

Type	Description
int

SENTIMENT_FIELD_NUMBER

public static final int SENTIMENT_FIELD_NUMBER

Field Value

Type	Description
int

TYPE_FIELD_NUMBER

public static final int TYPE_FIELD_NUMBER

Field Value

Type	Description
int

Static Methods

getDefaultInstance()

public static Entity getDefaultInstance()

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

getDescriptor()

public static final Descriptors.Descriptor getDescriptor()

Returns

Type	Description
Descriptor

newBuilder()

public static Entity.Builder newBuilder()

Returns

Type	Description
Entity.Builder

newBuilder(Entity prototype)

public static Entity.Builder newBuilder(Entity prototype)

Parameter

Name	Description
prototype	Entity

Returns

Type	Description
Entity.Builder

parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input)

public static Entity parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input)

Parameter

Name	Description
input	InputStream

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
IOException

parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

public static Entity parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

Parameters

Name	Description
input	InputStream
extensionRegistry	ExtensionRegistryLite

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
IOException

parseFrom(byte[] data)

public static Entity parseFrom(byte[] data)

Parameter

Name	Description
data	byte[]

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
InvalidProtocolBufferException

parseFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

public static Entity parseFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

Parameters

Name	Description
data	byte[]
extensionRegistry	ExtensionRegistryLite

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
InvalidProtocolBufferException

parseFrom(ByteString data)

public static Entity parseFrom(ByteString data)

Parameter

Name	Description
data	ByteString

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
InvalidProtocolBufferException

parseFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

public static Entity parseFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

Parameters

Name	Description
data	ByteString
extensionRegistry	ExtensionRegistryLite

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
InvalidProtocolBufferException

parseFrom(CodedInputStream input)

public static Entity parseFrom(CodedInputStream input)

Parameter

Name	Description
input	CodedInputStream

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
IOException

parseFrom(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

public static Entity parseFrom(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

Parameters

Name	Description
input	CodedInputStream
extensionRegistry	ExtensionRegistryLite

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
IOException

parseFrom(InputStream input)

public static Entity parseFrom(InputStream input)

Parameter

Name	Description
input	InputStream

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
IOException

parseFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

public static Entity parseFrom(InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

Parameters

Name	Description
input	InputStream
extensionRegistry	ExtensionRegistryLite

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
IOException

parseFrom(ByteBuffer data)

public static Entity parseFrom(ByteBuffer data)

Parameter

Name	Description
data	ByteBuffer

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
InvalidProtocolBufferException

parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

public static Entity parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

Parameters

Name	Description
data	ByteBuffer
extensionRegistry	ExtensionRegistryLite

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

Exceptions

Type	Description
InvalidProtocolBufferException

parser()

public static Parser<Entity> parser()

Returns

Type	Description
Parser<Entity>

Methods

containsMetadata(String key)

public boolean containsMetadata(String key)

Metadata associated with the entity. For most entity types, the metadata is a Wikipedia URL (wikipedia_url) and Knowledge Graph MID (mid), if they are available. For the metadata associated with other entity types, see the Type table below.

map<string, string> metadata = 3;

Parameter

Name	Description
key	String

Returns

Type	Description
boolean

equals(Object obj)

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Parameter

Name	Description
obj	Object

Returns

Type	Description
boolean

Overrides

AbstractMessage.equals(Object other)

getDefaultInstanceForType()

public Entity getDefaultInstanceForType()

Returns

Type	Description
Entity

getMentions(int index)

public EntityMention getMentions(int index)

The mentions of this entity in the input document. The API currently supports proper noun mentions.

repeated .google.cloud.language.v1.EntityMention mentions = 5;

Parameter

Name	Description
index	int

Returns

Type	Description
EntityMention

getMentionsCount()

public int getMentionsCount()

The mentions of this entity in the input document. The API currently supports proper noun mentions.

repeated .google.cloud.language.v1.EntityMention mentions = 5;

Returns

Type	Description
int

getMentionsList()

public List<EntityMention> getMentionsList()

The mentions of this entity in the input document. The API currently supports proper noun mentions.

repeated .google.cloud.language.v1.EntityMention mentions = 5;

Returns

Type	Description
List<EntityMention>

getMentionsOrBuilder(int index)

public EntityMentionOrBuilder getMentionsOrBuilder(int index)

The mentions of this entity in the input document. The API currently supports proper noun mentions.

repeated .google.cloud.language.v1.EntityMention mentions = 5;

Parameter

Name	Description
index	int

Returns

Type	Description
EntityMentionOrBuilder

getMentionsOrBuilderList()

public List<? extends EntityMentionOrBuilder> getMentionsOrBuilderList()

The mentions of this entity in the input document. The API currently supports proper noun mentions.

repeated .google.cloud.language.v1.EntityMention mentions = 5;

Returns

Type	Description
List<? extends com.google.cloud.language.v1.EntityMentionOrBuilder>

getMetadata()

public Map<String,String> getMetadata()

Use #getMetadataMap() instead.

Returns

Type	Description
Map<String,String>

getMetadataCount()

public int getMetadataCount()

Metadata associated with the entity. For most entity types, the metadata is a Wikipedia URL (wikipedia_url) and Knowledge Graph MID (mid), if they are available. For the metadata associated with other entity types, see the Type table below.

map<string, string> metadata = 3;

Returns

Type	Description
int

getMetadataMap()

public Map<String,String> getMetadataMap()

Metadata associated with the entity. For most entity types, the metadata is a Wikipedia URL (wikipedia_url) and Knowledge Graph MID (mid), if they are available. For the metadata associated with other entity types, see the Type table below.

map<string, string> metadata = 3;

Returns

Type	Description
Map<String,String>

getMetadataOrDefault(String key, String defaultValue)

public String getMetadataOrDefault(String key, String defaultValue)

Metadata associated with the entity. For most entity types, the metadata is a Wikipedia URL (wikipedia_url) and Knowledge Graph MID (mid), if they are available. For the metadata associated with other entity types, see the Type table below.

map<string, string> metadata = 3;

Parameters

Name	Description
key	String
defaultValue	String

Returns

Type	Description
String

getMetadataOrThrow(String key)

public String getMetadataOrThrow(String key)

Metadata associated with the entity. For most entity types, the metadata is a Wikipedia URL (wikipedia_url) and Knowledge Graph MID (mid), if they are available. For the metadata associated with other entity types, see the Type table below.

map<string, string> metadata = 3;

Parameter

Name	Description
key	String

Returns

Type	Description
String

getName()

public String getName()

The representative name for the entity.

string name = 1;

Returns

Type	Description
String	The name.

getNameBytes()

public ByteString getNameBytes()

The representative name for the entity.

string name = 1;

Returns

Type	Description
ByteString	The bytes for name.

getParserForType()

public Parser<Entity> getParserForType()

Returns

Type	Description
Parser<Entity>

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.getParserForType()

getSalience()

public float getSalience()

The salience score associated with the entity in the [0, 1.0] range. The salience score for an entity provides information about the importance or centrality of that entity to the entire document text. Scores closer to 0 are less salient, while scores closer to 1.0 are highly salient.

float salience = 4;

Returns

Type	Description
float	The salience.

getSentiment()

public Sentiment getSentiment()

For calls to [AnalyzeEntitySentiment][] or if AnnotateTextRequest.Features.extract_entity_sentiment is set to true, this field will contain the aggregate sentiment expressed for this entity in the provided document.

.google.cloud.language.v1.Sentiment sentiment = 6;

Returns

Type	Description
Sentiment	The sentiment.

getSentimentOrBuilder()

public SentimentOrBuilder getSentimentOrBuilder()

For calls to [AnalyzeEntitySentiment][] or if AnnotateTextRequest.Features.extract_entity_sentiment is set to true, this field will contain the aggregate sentiment expressed for this entity in the provided document.

.google.cloud.language.v1.Sentiment sentiment = 6;

Returns

Type	Description
SentimentOrBuilder

getSerializedSize()

public int getSerializedSize()

Returns

Type	Description
int

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.getSerializedSize()

getType()

public Entity.Type getType()

The entity type.

.google.cloud.language.v1.Entity.Type type = 2;

Returns

Type	Description
Entity.Type	The type.

getTypeValue()

public int getTypeValue()

The entity type.

.google.cloud.language.v1.Entity.Type type = 2;

Returns

Type	Description
int	The enum numeric value on the wire for type.

getUnknownFields()

public final UnknownFieldSet getUnknownFields()

Returns

Type	Description
UnknownFieldSet

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.getUnknownFields()

hasSentiment()

public boolean hasSentiment()

For calls to [AnalyzeEntitySentiment][] or if AnnotateTextRequest.Features.extract_entity_sentiment is set to true, this field will contain the aggregate sentiment expressed for this entity in the provided document.

.google.cloud.language.v1.Sentiment sentiment = 6;

Returns

Type	Description
boolean	Whether the sentiment field is set.

hashCode()

public int hashCode()

Returns

Type	Description
int

Overrides

AbstractMessage.hashCode()

internalGetFieldAccessorTable()

protected GeneratedMessageV3.FieldAccessorTable internalGetFieldAccessorTable()

Returns

Type	Description
FieldAccessorTable

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.internalGetFieldAccessorTable()

internalGetMapField(int number)

protected MapField internalGetMapField(int number)

Parameter

Name	Description
number	int

Returns

Type	Description
MapField

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.internalGetMapField(int fieldNumber)

isInitialized()

public final boolean isInitialized()

Returns

Type	Description
boolean

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.isInitialized()

newBuilderForType()

public Entity.Builder newBuilderForType()

Returns

Type	Description
Entity.Builder

newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent parent)

protected Entity.Builder newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent parent)

Parameter

Name	Description
parent	BuilderParent

Returns

Type	Description
Entity.Builder

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent parent)

newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter unused)

protected Object newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter unused)

Parameter

Name	Description
unused	UnusedPrivateParameter

Returns

Type	Description
Object

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter unused)

toBuilder()

public Entity.Builder toBuilder()

Returns

Type	Description
Entity.Builder

writeTo(CodedOutputStream output)

public void writeTo(CodedOutputStream output)

Parameter

Name	Description
output	CodedOutputStream

Overrides

GeneratedMessageV3.writeTo(CodedOutputStream output)

Exceptions

Type	Description
IOException