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}\n\n### HasMajor\n\n public bool HasMajor { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"major\" field is set\n\n### HasMinor\n\n public bool HasMinor { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"minor\" field is set\n\n### HasPatch\n\n public bool HasPatch { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"patch\" field is set\n\n### HasSuffix\n\n public bool HasSuffix { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"suffix\" field is set\n\n### Major\n\n public int Major { get; set; }\n\n### Minor\n\n public int Minor { get; set; }\n\n### Parser\n\n public static MessageParser\u003cVersion\u003e Parser { get; }\n\n### Patch\n\n public int Patch { get; set; }\n\n### Suffix\n\n public string Suffix { get; set; }\n\nA suffix for alpha, beta or rc release, e.g., \"alpha-1\", \"rc2\". It should\nbe empty for mainline stable releases.\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### CalculateSize()\n\n public int CalculateSize()\n\nCalculates the size of this message in Protocol Buffer wire format, in bytes.\n\n### ClearMajor()\n\n public void ClearMajor()\n\nClears the value of the \"major\" field\n\n### ClearMinor()\n\n public void ClearMinor()\n\nClears the value of the \"minor\" field\n\n### ClearPatch()\n\n public void ClearPatch()\n\nClears the value of the \"patch\" field\n\n### ClearSuffix()\n\n public void ClearSuffix()\n\nClears the value of the \"suffix\" field\n\n### Clone()\n\n public Version Clone()\n\nCreates a deep clone of this object.\n\n### Equals(Version)\n\n public bool Equals(Version 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(CodedInputStream)\n\n public void MergeFrom(CodedInputStream input)\n\nMerges the data from the specified coded input stream with the current message.\n\n**Remarks** \nSee the user guide for precise merge semantics.\n\n### MergeFrom(Version)\n\n public void MergeFrom(Version other)\n\nMerges the given message into this one.\n\n**Remarks** \nSee the user guide for precise merge semantics.\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)\n\nWrites the data to the given coded output stream.\n\nExtension Methods\n-----------------\n\n[MessageExtensions.IsInitialized(IMessage)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_IsInitialized_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_) \n[MessageExtensions.MergeDelimitedFrom(IMessage, Stream)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_MergeDelimitedFrom_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_IO_Stream_) \n[MessageExtensions.MergeFrom(IMessage, ByteString)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_MergeFrom_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_Google_Protobuf_ByteString_) \n[MessageExtensions.MergeFrom(IMessage, ReadOnlySequence\\\u003cbyte\\\u003e)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_MergeFrom_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_Buffers_ReadOnlySequence_System_Byte__) \n[MessageExtensions.MergeFrom(IMessage, byte\\[\\])](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_MergeFrom_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_Byte___) \n[MessageExtensions.MergeFrom(IMessage, byte\\[\\], int, int)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_MergeFrom_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_Byte___System_Int32_System_Int32_) \n[MessageExtensions.MergeFrom(IMessage, Stream)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_MergeFrom_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_IO_Stream_) \n[MessageExtensions.MergeFrom(IMessage, ReadOnlySpan\\\u003cbyte\\\u003e)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_MergeFrom_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_ReadOnlySpan_System_Byte__) \n[MessageExtensions.ToByteArray(IMessage)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_ToByteArray_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_) \n[MessageExtensions.ToByteString(IMessage)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_ToByteString_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_) \n[MessageExtensions.WriteDelimitedTo(IMessage, Stream)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_WriteDelimitedTo_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_IO_Stream_) \n[MessageExtensions.WriteTo(IMessage, IBufferWriter\\\u003cbyte\\\u003e)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_WriteTo_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_Buffers_IBufferWriter_System_Byte__) \n[MessageExtensions.WriteTo(IMessage, Stream)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_WriteTo_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_IO_Stream_) \n[MessageExtensions.WriteTo(IMessage, Span\\\u003cbyte\\\u003e)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.MessageExtensions#Google_Protobuf_MessageExtensions_WriteTo_Google_Protobuf_IMessage_System_Span_System_Byte__)"]]
