public sealed class Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential : IMessage<Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential>, IEquatable<Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential>, IDeepCloneable<Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Specifies an exponential sequence of buckets that have a width that is
proportional to the value of the lower bound. Each bucket represents a
constant relative uncertainty on a specific value in the bucket.
There are num_finite_buckets + 2 (= N) buckets. Bucket i has the
following boundaries:
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Each bucket represents a\nconstant relative uncertainty on a specific value in the bucket.\n\nThere are `num_finite_buckets + 2` (= N) buckets. Bucket `i` has the\nfollowing boundaries:\n\nUpper bound (0 \\\u003c= i \\\u003c N-1): scale \\* (growth_factor \\^ i).\n\nLower bound (1 \\\u003c= i \\\u003c N): scale \\* (growth_factor \\^ (i - 1)). \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[Distribution](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types)[BucketOptions](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types)[Exponential](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[Distribution](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types)[BucketOptions](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types)[Exponential](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[Distribution](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types)[BucketOptions](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types)[Exponential](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential), [IBufferMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IBufferMessage.html), [IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage.html) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[object.Equals(object, object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object-system-object)) \n[object.GetType()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype) \n[object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.referenceequals)\n\nNamespace\n---------\n\n[Google.Api](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Api.CommonProtos.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### Exponential()\n\n public Exponential()\n\n### Exponential(Exponential)\n\n public Exponential(Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential other)\n\nFields\n------\n\n### GrowthFactorFieldNumber\n\n public const int GrowthFactorFieldNumber = 2\n\nField number for the \"growth_factor\" field.\n\n### NumFiniteBucketsFieldNumber\n\n public const int NumFiniteBucketsFieldNumber = 1\n\nField number for the \"num_finite_buckets\" field.\n\n### ScaleFieldNumber\n\n public const int ScaleFieldNumber = 3\n\nField number for the \"scale\" field.\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### Descriptor\n\n public static MessageDescriptor Descriptor { get; }\n\n### GrowthFactor\n\n public double GrowthFactor { get; set; }\n\nMust be greater than 1.\n\n### NumFiniteBuckets\n\n public int NumFiniteBuckets { get; set; }\n\nMust be greater than 0.\n\n### Parser\n\n public static MessageParser\u003cDistribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential\u003e Parser { get; }\n\n### Scale\n\n public double Scale { get; set; }\n\nMust be greater than 0.\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### CalculateSize()\n\n public int CalculateSize()\n\n### Clone()\n\n public Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential Clone()\n\n### Equals(Exponential)\n\n public bool Equals(Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential other)\n\n### Equals(object)\n\n public override bool Equals(object other)\n\n**Overrides** \n[object.Equals(object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object))\n\n### GetHashCode()\n\n public override int GetHashCode()\n\n**Overrides** \n[object.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode)\n\n### MergeFrom(Exponential)\n\n public void MergeFrom(Distribution.Types.BucketOptions.Types.Exponential other)\n\n### MergeFrom(CodedInputStream)\n\n public void MergeFrom(CodedInputStream input)\n\n### ToString()\n\n public override string ToString()\n\n**Overrides** \n[object.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring)\n\n### WriteTo(CodedOutputStream)\n\n public void WriteTo(CodedOutputStream output)"]]
