Class: Field

ProtoBuf.Reflect.Message. Field

new Field(buildernon-null, messagenon-null, rule, keytypenullable, type, name, id, optionsopt, oneofopt, non-null, syntaxnullable)

Constructs a new Message Field.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
builder ProtoBuf.Builder

Builder reference
message ProtoBuf.Reflect.Message

Message reference
rule string

Rule, one of requried, optional, repeated
keytype string <nullable>

Key data type, if any.
type string

Data type, e.g. int32
name string

Field name
id number

Unique field id
options Object.<string, *> <optional>

Options
oneof ProtoBuf.Reflect.Message.OneOf <optional>

Enclosing OneOf
syntax string <nullable>

The syntax level of this definition (e.g., proto3)
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Extends

Members

(non-null) builder :ProtoBuf.Builder

Builder reference.

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className :string

Fully qualified class name

Type:
  • string
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defaultValue :*

Default value.

Type:
  • *
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element :ProtoBuf.Element

Element implementation. Created in build() after types are resolved.

Type:
  • ProtoBuf.Element
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id :number

Unique message field id.

Type:
  • number
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keyElement :ProtoBuf.Element

Key element implementation, for map fields. Created in build() after types are resolved.

Type:
  • ProtoBuf.Element
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keyType :string|Object|null

Message field key type. Type reference string if unresolved, protobuf type if resolved. Valid only if this.map === true, null otherwise.

Type:
  • string | Object | null
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map :boolean

Message field map flag.

Type:
  • boolean
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name :string

Object name in namespace.

Type:
  • string
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(nullable) oneof :ProtoBuf.Reflect.Message.OneOf

Enclosing OneOf.

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(non-null) options :Object.<string, *>

Message field options.

Type:
  • Object.<string, *>
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originalName :string

Original field name.

Type:
  • string
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(nullable) parent :ProtoBuf.Reflect.T

Parent object.

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repeated :boolean

Message field repeated flag.

Type:
  • boolean
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required :boolean

Message field required flag.

Type:
  • boolean
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resolvedType :ProtoBuf.Reflect.T|null

Resolved type reference inside the global namespace.

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syntax :string

Syntax level of this definition (e.g., proto3).

Type:
  • string
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type :string|Object

Message field type. Type reference string if unresolved, protobuf type if resolved. In a map field, this is the value type.

Type:
  • string | Object
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Methods

build()

Builds this type.

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Throws:

If this type cannot be built directly

Type
Error

calculate(value, messagenon-null) → {number}

Calculates the length of this field's value on the network level.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value *

Field value
message ProtoBuf.Builder.Message

Runtime message
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Returns:

Byte length

Type
number

decode(wireType, buffer, skipRepeatedopt) → {*}

Decode the field value from the specified buffer.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
wireType number

Leading wire type
buffer ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer to decode from
skipRepeated boolean <optional>

Whether to skip the repeated check or not. Defaults to false.
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Throws:

If the field cannot be decoded

Type
Error
Returns:

Decoded value: array for packed repeated fields, [key, value] for map fields, or an individual value otherwise.

Type
*

encode(value, buffer, messagenon-null) → {ByteBuffer}

Encodes the specified field value to the specified buffer.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value *

Verified field value
buffer ByteBuffer

ByteBuffer to encode to
message ProtoBuf.Builder.Message

Runtime message
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Throws:

If the field cannot be encoded

Type
Error
Returns:

The ByteBuffer for chaining

Type
ByteBuffer

fqn() → {string}

Returns the fully qualified name of this object.

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Returns:

Fully qualified name as of ".PATH.TO.THIS"

Type
string

hasWirePresence(value, messagenon-null) → {boolean}

Determines whether the field will have a presence on the wire given its value.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
value *

Verified field value
message ProtoBuf.Builder.Message

Runtime message
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Returns:

Whether the field will be present on the wire

Type
boolean

toString(includeClassopt)

Returns a string representation of this Reflect object (its fully qualified name).

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
includeClass boolean <optional>

Set to true to include the class name. Defaults to false.
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String representation

verifyValue(value, skipRepeatedopt) → {*}

Checks if the given value can be set for this field.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
value *

Value to check
skipRepeated boolean <optional>

Whether to skip the repeated value check or not. Defaults to false.
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Throws:

If the value cannot be set for this field

Type
Error
Returns:

Verified, maybe adjusted, value

Type
*