public interface Message extends MessageLite, MessageOrBuilderAbstract interface implemented by Protocol Message objects.
See also MessageLite, which defines most of the methods that typical users care about. Message adds to it methods that are not available in the "lite" runtime. The biggest added features are introspection and reflection -- i.e., getting descriptors for the message type and accessing the field values dynamically.
Methods
equals(Object other)
public abstract boolean equals(Object other)Compares the specified object with this message for equality. Returns true if the given
object is a message of the same type (as defined by getDescriptorForType()) and has
identical values for all of its fields. Subclasses must implement this; inheriting
Object.equals() is incorrect.
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Name | Description |
other | Objectobject to be compared for equality with this message |
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
boolean |
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getParserForType()
public abstract Parser<? extends Message> getParserForType()Gets the parser for a message of the same type as this message.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
Parser<? extends com.google.protobuf.Message> | |
hashCode()
public abstract int hashCode()Returns the hash code value for this message. The hash code of a message should mix the
message's type (object identity of the descriptor) with its contents (known and unknown field
values). Subclasses must implement this; inheriting Object.hashCode() is incorrect.
See Also: Map#hashCode()
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
int | the hash code value for this message |
newBuilderForType()
public abstract Message.Builder newBuilderForType()Constructs a new builder for a message of the same type as this message.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
Message.Builder | |
toBuilder()
public abstract Message.Builder toBuilder()Constructs a builder initialized with the current message. Use this to derive a new message from the current one.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
Message.Builder | |
toString()
public abstract String toString()Converts the message to a string in protocol buffer text format. This is just a trivial wrapper around TextFormat.Printer#printToString(MessageOrBuilder).
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Type | Description |
String | |