com.google.protobuf

Class Extension<ContainingType extends MessageLite,Type>

java.lang.Object

com.google.protobuf.ExtensionLite<ContainingType,Type>

com.google.protobuf.Extension<ContainingType,Type>

public abstract class Extension<ContainingType extends MessageLite,Type>
extends ExtensionLite<ContainingType,Type>

Interface that generated extensions implement.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Extension.MessageType Type of a message extension.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Extension()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Descriptors.FieldDescriptor	getDescriptor() Returns the descriptor of the extension.
abstract Message	getMessageDefaultInstance() Returns the default instance of the extension field, if it's a message extension.
Extension.MessageType	getMessageType() If the extension is a message extension (i.e., getLiteType() == MESSAGE), returns the type of the message, otherwise undefined.

Methods inherited from class com.google.protobuf.ExtensionLite

getDefaultValue, getLiteType, getNumber, isRepeated

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Extension

public Extension()

Method Detail

getMessageDefaultInstance

public abstract Message getMessageDefaultInstance()

Returns the default instance of the extension field, if it's a message extension. Overridden to return Message instead of MessageLite.

Specified by:

getMessageDefaultInstance in class ExtensionLite<ContainingType extends MessageLite,Type>

getDescriptor

public abstract Descriptors.FieldDescriptor getDescriptor()

Returns the descriptor of the extension.

getMessageType

public Extension.MessageType getMessageType()

If the extension is a message extension (i.e., getLiteType() == MESSAGE), returns the type of the message, otherwise undefined.