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| package com.google.protobuf; |
| |
| /** |
| * Base interface for methods common to {@link MessageLite} |
| * and {@link MessageLite.Builder} to provide type equivalency. |
| * |
| * @author jonp@google.com (Jon Perlow) |
| */ |
| public interface MessageLiteOrBuilder { |
| /** |
| * Get an instance of the type with no fields set. Because no fields are set, |
| * all getters for singular fields will return default values and repeated |
| * fields will appear empty. |
| * This may or may not be a singleton. This differs from the |
| * {@code getDefaultInstance()} method of generated message classes in that |
| * this method is an abstract method of the {@code MessageLite} interface |
| * whereas {@code getDefaultInstance()} is a static method of a specific |
| * class. They return the same thing. |
| */ |
| MessageLite getDefaultInstanceForType(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns true if all required fields in the message and all embedded |
| * messages are set, false otherwise. |
| * |
| * <p>See also: {@link MessageOrBuilder#getInitializationErrorString()} |
| */ |
| boolean isInitialized(); |
| |
| } |
