public sealed class MonitoredResourceDescriptor : IMessage<MonitoredResourceDescriptor>, IEquatable<MonitoredResourceDescriptor>, IDeepCloneable<MonitoredResourceDescriptor>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
An object that describes the schema of a
[MonitoredResource][google.api.MonitoredResource] object using a type name
and a set of labels. For example, the monitored resource descriptor for
Google Compute Engine VM instances has a type of
"gce_instance" and specifies the use of the labels "instance_id" and
"zone" to identify particular VM instances.
Different APIs can support different monitored resource types. APIs generally
provide a list method that returns the monitored resource descriptors used
by the API.
Optional. A concise name for the monitored resource type that might be
displayed in user interfaces. It should be a Title Cased Noun Phrase,
without any article or other determiners. For example,
"Google Cloud SQL Database".
public RepeatedField<LabelDescriptor> Labels { get; }
Required. A set of labels used to describe instances of this monitored
resource type. For example, an individual Google Cloud SQL database is
identified by values for the labels "database_id" and "zone".
Optional. The resource name of the monitored resource descriptor:
"projects/{project_id}/monitoredResourceDescriptors/{type}" where
{type} is the value of the type field in this object and
{project_id} is a project ID that provides API-specific context for
accessing the type. APIs that do not use project information can use the
resource name format "monitoredResourceDescriptors/{type}".
Required. The monitored resource type. For example, the type
"cloudsql_database" represents databases in Google Cloud SQL.
For a list of types, see Monitored resource
types
and Logging resource
types.
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For example, the monitored resource descriptor for\nGoogle Compute Engine VM instances has a type of\n`\"gce_instance\"` and specifies the use of the labels `\"instance_id\"` and\n`\"zone\"` to identify particular VM instances.\n\nDifferent APIs can support different monitored resource types. APIs generally\nprovide a `list` method that returns the monitored resource descriptors used\nby the API. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e MonitoredResourceDescriptor \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[MonitoredResourceDescriptor](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.MonitoredResourceDescriptor), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[MonitoredResourceDescriptor](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.MonitoredResourceDescriptor), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[MonitoredResourceDescriptor](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Api.CommonProtos/latest/Google.Api.MonitoredResourceDescriptor), [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### MonitoredResourceDescriptor()\n\n public MonitoredResourceDescriptor()\n\n### MonitoredResourceDescriptor(MonitoredResourceDescriptor)\n\n public MonitoredResourceDescriptor(MonitoredResourceDescriptor other)\n\nFields\n------\n\n### DescriptionFieldNumber\n\n public const int DescriptionFieldNumber = 3\n\nField number for the \"description\" field.\n\n### DisplayNameFieldNumber\n\n public const int DisplayNameFieldNumber = 2\n\nField number for the \"display_name\" field.\n\n### LabelsFieldNumber\n\n public const int LabelsFieldNumber = 4\n\nField number for the \"labels\" field.\n\n### LaunchStageFieldNumber\n\n public const int LaunchStageFieldNumber = 7\n\nField number for the \"launch_stage\" field.\n\n### NameFieldNumber\n\n public const int NameFieldNumber = 5\n\nField number for the \"name\" field.\n\n### TypeFieldNumber\n\n public const int TypeFieldNumber = 1\n\nField number for the \"type\" field.\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### Description\n\n public string Description { get; set; }\n\nOptional. A detailed description of the monitored resource type that might\nbe used in documentation.\n\n### Descriptor\n\n public static MessageDescriptor Descriptor { get; }\n\n### DisplayName\n\n public string DisplayName { get; set; }\n\nOptional. A concise name for the monitored resource type that might be\ndisplayed in user interfaces. It should be a Title Cased Noun Phrase,\nwithout any article or other determiners. For example,\n`\"Google Cloud SQL Database\"`.\n\n### Labels\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cLabelDescriptor\u003e Labels { get; }\n\nRequired. A set of labels used to describe instances of this monitored\nresource type. For example, an individual Google Cloud SQL database is\nidentified by values for the labels `\"database_id\"` and `\"zone\"`.\n\n### LaunchStage\n\n public LaunchStage LaunchStage { get; set; }\n\nOptional. The launch stage of the monitored resource definition.\n\n### Name\n\n public string Name { get; set; }\n\nOptional. The resource name of the monitored resource descriptor:\n`\"projects/{project_id}/monitoredResourceDescriptors/{type}\"` where\n{type} is the value of the `type` field in this object and\n{project_id} is a project ID that provides API-specific context for\naccessing the type. APIs that do not use project information can use the\nresource name format `\"monitoredResourceDescriptors/{type}\"`.\n\n### Parser\n\n public static MessageParser\u003cMonitoredResourceDescriptor\u003e Parser { get; }\n\n### Type\n\n public string Type { get; set; }\n\nRequired. The monitored resource type. For example, the type\n`\"cloudsql_database\"` represents databases in Google Cloud SQL.\nFor a list of types, see [Monitored resource\ntypes](https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/resources)\nand [Logging resource\ntypes](https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/api/v2/resource-list).\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### CalculateSize()\n\n public int CalculateSize()\n\n### Clone()\n\n public MonitoredResourceDescriptor Clone()\n\n### Equals(MonitoredResourceDescriptor)\n\n public bool Equals(MonitoredResourceDescriptor 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(MonitoredResourceDescriptor)\n\n public void MergeFrom(MonitoredResourceDescriptor 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)"]]
