Uses of Interface
com.google.protobuf.Message

Packages that use Message

Package	Description
com.google.protobuf
com.google.protobuf.compiler
com.google.protobuf.util

Uses of Message in com.google.protobuf

Classes in com.google.protobuf with type parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension<ContainingT extends Message,T>	Type used to represent generated extensions.

Classes in com.google.protobuf that implement Message

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbstractMessage	A partial implementation of the Message interface which implements as many methods of that interface as possible in terms of other methods.
class	DynamicMessage	An implementation of Message that can represent arbitrary types, given a Descriptors.Descriptor.
class	GeneratedMessage	All generated protocol message classes extend this class.
static class	GeneratedMessage.ExtendableMessage<MessageT extends GeneratedMessage.ExtendableMessage<MessageT>>	Generated message classes for message types that contain extension ranges subclass this.
class	GeneratedMessageV3	Deprecated. This class is deprecated, and slated for removal in the next Java breaking change (5.x).
static class	GeneratedMessageV3.ExtendableMessage<MessageT extends GeneratedMessageV3.ExtendableMessage<MessageT>>	Deprecated. This class is deprecated, and slated for removal in the next Java breaking change (5.x).
static class	JavaFeaturesProto.JavaFeatures	Protobuf type pb.JavaFeatures
class	MapEntry<K,V>	Implements MapEntry messages.

Fields in com.google.protobuf declared as Message

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
Message	ExtensionRegistry.ExtensionInfo.defaultInstance	A default instance of the extension's type, if it has a message type.
private Message	GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable.MapFieldAccessor.mapEntryMessageDefaultInstance
private Message	GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension.messageDefaultInstance
private Message	Descriptors.DescriptorValidationException.proto

Fields in com.google.protobuf with type parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private java.util.List<Message>	MapField.listData
(package private) java.util.List<Message>	MapFieldBuilder.messageList	nullable

Methods in com.google.protobuf with type parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
private static <Type extends Message> Type	RpcUtil.copyAsType(Type typeDefaultInstance, Message source)	Creates a new message of type "Type" which is a copy of "source".
static <Type extends Message> RpcCallback<Message>	RpcUtil.generalizeCallback(RpcCallback<Type> originalCallback, java.lang.Class<Type> originalClass, Type defaultInstance)	Take an RpcCallback accepting a specific message type and convert it to an RpcCallback<Message>.
static <ContainingT extends Message,T> GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension<ContainingT,T>	GeneratedMessage.newFileScopedGeneratedExtension(java.lang.Class<?> singularType, Message defaultInstance)	For use by generated code only.
static <ContainingT extends Message,T> GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension<ContainingT,T>	GeneratedMessage.newMessageScopedGeneratedExtension(Message scope, int descriptorIndex, java.lang.Class<?> singularType, Message defaultInstance)	For use by generated code only.
static <T extends Message> T	TextFormat.parse(java.lang.CharSequence input, ExtensionRegistry extensionRegistry, java.lang.Class<T> protoClass)	Parse a text-format message from input.
static <T extends Message> T	TextFormat.parse(java.lang.CharSequence input, java.lang.Class<T> protoClass)	Parse a text-format message from input.
protected static <M extends Message> M	GeneratedMessage.parseDelimitedWithIOException(Parser<M> parser, java.io.InputStream input)	Used by generated code.
protected static <M extends Message> M	GeneratedMessage.parseDelimitedWithIOException(Parser<M> parser, java.io.InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensions)	Used by generated code.
protected static <M extends Message> M	GeneratedMessage.parseWithIOException(Parser<M> parser, CodedInputStream input)	Used by generated code.
protected static <M extends Message> M	GeneratedMessage.parseWithIOException(Parser<M> parser, CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensions)	Used by generated code.
protected static <M extends Message> M	GeneratedMessage.parseWithIOException(Parser<M> parser, java.io.InputStream input)	Used by generated code.
protected static <M extends Message> M	GeneratedMessage.parseWithIOException(Parser<M> parser, java.io.InputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensions)	Used by generated code.
static <Type extends Message> RpcCallback<Type>	RpcUtil.specializeCallback(RpcCallback<Message> originalCallback)	Take an RpcCallback<Message> and convert it to an RpcCallback accepting a specific message type.
static <T extends Message> Parser<T>	DiscardUnknownFieldsParser.wrap(Parser<T> parser)	Wraps a given Parser into a new Parser that discards unknown fields during parsing.

Methods in com.google.protobuf that return Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Message	Message.Builder.build()
Message	Message.Builder.buildPartial()
Message	BlockingRpcChannel.callBlockingMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request, Message responsePrototype)	Call the given method of the remote service and blocks until it returns.
Message	BlockingService.callBlockingMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request)	Equivalent to Service.callMethod(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.MethodDescriptor, com.google.protobuf.RpcController, com.google.protobuf.Message, com.google.protobuf.RpcCallback<com.google.protobuf.Message>), except that callBlockingMethod() returns the result of the RPC or throws a ServiceException if there is a failure, rather than passing the information to a callback.
private Message	GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable.MapFieldAccessor.coerceType(Message value)
Message	MapField.Converter.convertKeyAndValueToMessage(K key, V value)
private Message	MapField.convertKeyAndValueToMessage(K key, V value)
Message	MapField.ImmutableMessageConverter.convertKeyAndValueToMessage(K key, V value)
private static Message	DescriptorMessageInfoFactory.getDefaultInstance(java.lang.Class<?> messageType)
Message	GeneratedMessage.ExtendableMessageOrBuilder.getDefaultInstanceForType()
Message	MessageOrBuilder.getDefaultInstanceForType()
(package private) Message	MapField.getMapEntryMessageDefaultInstance()	Gets the default instance of the message stored in the list view of this map field.
(package private) Message	MapFieldBuilder.getMapEntryMessageDefaultInstance()	Gets the default instance of the message stored in the list view of this map field.
(package private) abstract Message	MapFieldReflectionAccessor.getMapEntryMessageDefaultInstance()	Gets the default instance of the message stored in the list view of this map field.
abstract Message	Extension.getMessageDefaultInstance()	Returns the default instance of the extension field, if it's a message extension.
Message	GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension.getMessageDefaultInstance()	If the extension is an embedded message or group, returns the default instance of the message.
Message	MapField.Converter.getMessageDefaultInstance()
Message	MapField.ImmutableMessageConverter.getMessageDefaultInstance()
Message	Descriptors.DescriptorValidationException.getProblemProto()	Gets the protocol message representation of the invalid descriptor.
Message	BlockingService.getRequestPrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method)	Equivalent to Service.getRequestPrototype(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.MethodDescriptor).
Message	Service.getRequestPrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method)	callMethod() requires that the request passed in is of a particular subclass of Message.
Message	BlockingService.getResponsePrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method)	Equivalent to Service.getResponsePrototype(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.MethodDescriptor).
Message	Service.getResponsePrototype(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method)	Like getRequestPrototype(), but gets a prototype of the response message.
Message	Descriptors.DescriptorPool.PackageDescriptor.toProto()
abstract Message	Descriptors.GenericDescriptor.toProto()

Methods in com.google.protobuf that return types with arguments of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
private java.util.List<Message>	MapField.convertMapToList(MapField.MutabilityAwareMap<K,V> mapData)
java.util.List<Message>	MapFieldBuilder.ensureMessageList()
static <Type extends Message> RpcCallback<Message>	RpcUtil.generalizeCallback(RpcCallback<Type> originalCallback, java.lang.Class<Type> originalClass, Type defaultInstance)	Take an RpcCallback accepting a specific message type and convert it to an RpcCallback<Message>.
(package private) java.util.List<Message>	MapField.getList()	Gets the content of this MapField as a read-only List.
(package private) java.util.List<Message>	MapFieldBuilder.getList()	Gets the content of this MapField as a read-only List.
(package private) abstract java.util.List<Message>	MapFieldReflectionAccessor.getList()	Gets the content of this MapField as a list of read-only values.
(package private) java.util.List<Message>	MapField.getMutableList()	Gets a mutable List view of this MapField.
(package private) java.util.List<Message>	MapFieldBuilder.getMutableList()	Gets a mutable List view of this MapField.
(package private) abstract java.util.List<Message>	MapFieldReflectionAccessor.getMutableList()	Gets a mutable List view of this MapField.
Parser<? extends Message>	Message.getParserForType()

Methods in com.google.protobuf with parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	ExtensionRegistry.add(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor type, Message defaultInstance)	Add a message-type extension to the registry by descriptor.
Message	BlockingRpcChannel.callBlockingMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request, Message responsePrototype)	Call the given method of the remote service and blocks until it returns.
Message	BlockingService.callBlockingMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request)	Equivalent to Service.callMethod(com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.MethodDescriptor, com.google.protobuf.RpcController, com.google.protobuf.Message, com.google.protobuf.RpcCallback<com.google.protobuf.Message>), except that callBlockingMethod() returns the result of the RPC or throws a ServiceException if there is a failure, rather than passing the information to a callback.
void	RpcChannel.callMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request, Message responsePrototype, RpcCallback<Message> done)	Call the given method of the remote service.
void	Service.callMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request, RpcCallback<Message> done)	Call a method of the service specified by MethodDescriptor.
private Message	GeneratedMessage.FieldAccessorTable.MapFieldAccessor.coerceType(Message value)
void	MapField.Converter.convertMessageToKeyAndValue(Message message, java.util.Map<K,V> map)
private void	MapField.convertMessageToKeyAndValue(Message message, java.util.Map<K,V> map)
void	MapField.ImmutableMessageConverter.convertMessageToKeyAndValue(Message message, java.util.Map<K,V> map)
private static <Type extends Message> Type	RpcUtil.copyAsType(Type typeDefaultInstance, Message source)	Creates a new message of type "Type" which is a copy of "source".
(package private) static int	MessageReflection.getSerializedSize(Message message, java.util.Map<Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,java.lang.Object> fields)
BuilderType	AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)
(package private) BuilderType	AbstractMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other, java.util.Map<Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,java.lang.Object> allFields)
DynamicMessage.Builder	DynamicMessage.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)
JavaFeaturesProto.JavaFeatures.Builder	JavaFeaturesProto.JavaFeatures.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)
Message.Builder	Message.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)	Merge other into the message being built.
void	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.mergeGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
void	MessageReflection.ExtensionAdapter.mergeGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
void	MessageReflection.ExtensionBuilderAdapter.mergeGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
void	MessageReflection.MergeTarget.mergeGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)	Read the given group field from the wire, merging with the existing field if it is already present.
void	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.mergeMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
void	MessageReflection.ExtensionAdapter.mergeMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
void	MessageReflection.ExtensionBuilderAdapter.mergeMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
void	MessageReflection.MergeTarget.mergeMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)	Read the given message field from the wire, merging with the existing field if it is already present.
static DynamicMessage.Builder	DynamicMessage.newBuilder(Message prototype)	Construct a Message.Builder for a message of the same type as prototype, and initialize it with prototype's contents.
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.newEmptyTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.ExtensionAdapter.newEmptyTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.ExtensionBuilderAdapter.newEmptyTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.MergeTarget.newEmptyTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)	Returns an empty merge target for a sub-field.
static <ContainingT extends Message,T> GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension<ContainingT,T>	GeneratedMessage.newFileScopedGeneratedExtension(java.lang.Class<?> singularType, Message defaultInstance)	For use by generated code only.
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.newMergeTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.ExtensionAdapter.newMergeTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.ExtensionBuilderAdapter.newMergeTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)
MessageReflection.MergeTarget	MessageReflection.MergeTarget.newMergeTargetForField(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)	Returns a new merge target for a sub-field.
private Message.Builder	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.newMessageFieldInstance(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
static <ContainingT extends Message,T> GeneratedMessage.GeneratedExtension<ContainingT,T>	GeneratedMessage.newMessageScopedGeneratedExtension(Message scope, int descriptorIndex, java.lang.Class<?> singularType, Message defaultInstance)	For use by generated code only.
protected static UninitializedMessageException	AbstractMessage.Builder.newUninitializedMessageException(Message message)	Construct an UninitializedMessageException reporting missing fields in the given message.
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.parseGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.ExtensionAdapter.parseGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.ExtensionBuilderAdapter.parseGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.MergeTarget.parseGroup(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)	Parse the input stream into a sub field group defined based on either FieldDescriptor or the default instance.
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.parseMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.ExtensionAdapter.parseMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.ExtensionBuilderAdapter.parseMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.MergeTarget.parseMessage(CodedInputStream input, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)	Parse the input stream into a sub field message defined based on either FieldDescriptor or the default instance.
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.BuilderAdapter.parseMessageFromBytes(ByteString bytes, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.ExtensionAdapter.parseMessageFromBytes(ByteString bytes, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.ExtensionBuilderAdapter.parseMessageFromBytes(ByteString bytes, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor field, Message defaultInstance)
java.lang.Object	MessageReflection.MergeTarget.parseMessageFromBytes(ByteString bytes, ExtensionRegistryLite registry, Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)	Parse from a ByteString into a sub field message defined based on either FieldDescriptor or the default instance.
(package private) static void	MessageReflection.writeMessageTo(Message message, java.util.Map<Descriptors.FieldDescriptor,java.lang.Object> fields, CodedOutputStream output, boolean alwaysWriteRequiredFields)

Method parameters in com.google.protobuf with type arguments of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	RpcChannel.callMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request, Message responsePrototype, RpcCallback<Message> done)	Call the given method of the remote service.
void	Service.callMethod(Descriptors.MethodDescriptor method, RpcController controller, Message request, RpcCallback<Message> done)	Call a method of the service specified by MethodDescriptor.
private MapField.MutabilityAwareMap<K,V>	MapField.convertListToMap(java.util.List<Message> listData)
static <Type extends Message> RpcCallback<Type>	RpcUtil.specializeCallback(RpcCallback<Message> originalCallback)	Take an RpcCallback<Message> and convert it to an RpcCallback accepting a specific message type.

Constructors in com.google.protobuf with parameters of type Message

Constructor	Description
ExtensionInfo(Descriptors.FieldDescriptor descriptor, Message defaultInstance)
GeneratedExtension(GeneratedMessage.ExtensionDescriptorRetriever descriptorRetriever, java.lang.Class<?> singularType, Message messageDefaultInstance, Extension.ExtensionType extensionType)

Uses of Message in com.google.protobuf.compiler

Classes in com.google.protobuf.compiler that implement Message

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorRequest	An encoded CodeGeneratorRequest is written to the plugin's stdin.
static class	PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorResponse	The plugin writes an encoded CodeGeneratorResponse to stdout.
static class	PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorResponse.File	Represents a single generated file.
static class	PluginProtos.Version	The version number of protocol compiler.

Methods in com.google.protobuf.compiler with parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorRequest.Builder	PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorRequest.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)
PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorResponse.Builder	PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorResponse.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)
PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorResponse.File.Builder	PluginProtos.CodeGeneratorResponse.File.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)
PluginProtos.Version.Builder	PluginProtos.Version.Builder.mergeFrom(Message other)

Uses of Message in com.google.protobuf.util

Methods in com.google.protobuf.util with type parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <P extends Message> P	FieldMaskUtil.trim(FieldMask mask, P source)	Returns the result of keeping only the masked fields of the given proto.

Methods in com.google.protobuf.util with parameters of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
(package private) void	FieldMaskTree.merge(Message source, Message.Builder destination, FieldMaskUtil.MergeOptions options)	Merges all fields specified by this FieldMaskTree from source to destination.
private static void	FieldMaskTree.merge(FieldMaskTree.Node node, Message source, Message.Builder destination, FieldMaskUtil.MergeOptions options)	Merges all fields specified by a sub-tree from source to destination.
static void	FieldMaskUtil.merge(FieldMask mask, Message source, Message.Builder destination)	Merges fields specified by a FieldMask from one message to another.
static void	FieldMaskUtil.merge(FieldMask mask, Message source, Message.Builder destination, FieldMaskUtil.MergeOptions options)	Merges fields specified by a FieldMask from one message to another with the specified merge options.

Method parameters in com.google.protobuf.util with type arguments of type Message

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static FieldMask	FieldMaskUtil.fromFieldNumbers(java.lang.Class<? extends Message> type, int... fieldNumbers)	Constructs a FieldMask from the passed field numbers.
static FieldMask	FieldMaskUtil.fromFieldNumbers(java.lang.Class<? extends Message> type, java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.Integer> fieldNumbers)	Constructs a FieldMask from the passed field numbers.
static FieldMask	FieldMaskUtil.fromString(java.lang.Class<? extends Message> type, java.lang.String value)	Parses from a string to a FieldMask and validates all field paths.
static FieldMask	FieldMaskUtil.fromStringList(java.lang.Class<? extends Message> type, java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String> paths)	Constructs a FieldMask for a list of field paths in a certain type.
static boolean	FieldMaskUtil.isValid(java.lang.Class<? extends Message> type, FieldMask fieldMask)	Checks whether paths in a given fields mask are valid.
static boolean	FieldMaskUtil.isValid(java.lang.Class<? extends Message> type, java.lang.String path)	Checks whether a given field path is valid.