[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-07 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Class Descriptors.OneofDescriptor (3.19.4)\n\n public static final class Descriptors.OneofDescriptor extends Descriptors.GenericDescriptor\n\nDescribes an oneof of a message type. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[java.lang.Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e [Descriptors.GenericDescriptor](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor) \\\u003e Descriptors.OneofDescriptor \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.getFile()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_getFile__) \n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.getFullName()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_getFullName__) \n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.getName()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_getName__) \n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.toProto()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_toProto__) \n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getContainingType()\n\n public Descriptors.Descriptor getContainingType()\n\n### getField(int index)\n\n public Descriptors.FieldDescriptor getField(int index)\n\n### getFieldCount()\n\n public int getFieldCount()\n\n### getFields()\n\n public List\u003cDescriptors.FieldDescriptor\u003e getFields()\n\nGet a list of this message type's fields.\n\n### getFile()\n\n public Descriptors.FileDescriptor getFile()\n\n**Overrides** \n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.getFile()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_getFile__)\n\n### getFullName()\n\n public String getFullName()\n\n**Overrides** \n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.getFullName()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_getFullName__)\n\n### getIndex()\n\n public int getIndex()\n\nGet the index of this descriptor within its parent.\n\n### getName()\n\n public String getName()\n\n**Overrides** \n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.getName()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_getName__)\n\n### getOptions()\n\n public DescriptorProtos.OneofOptions getOptions()\n\n### isSynthetic()\n\n public boolean isSynthetic()\n\n### toProto()\n\n public DescriptorProtos.OneofDescriptorProto toProto()\n\n**Overrides** \n[Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.toProto()](/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.GenericDescriptor#com_google_protobuf_Descriptors_GenericDescriptor_toProto__)"]]