The ServiceOptions, defined in descriptor.proto.
If the options message is not present (i.e. there are no options), null is returned.
Custom options can be retrieved as extensions of the returned message.
NOTE: A defensive copy is created each time this property is retrieved.
Returns a clone of the underlying ServiceDescriptorProto describing this service.
Note that a copy is taken every time this method is called, so clients using it frequently
(and not modifying it) may want to cache the returned value.
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Use the GetOptions() method.\")]\n public CustomOptions CustomOptions { get; }\n\nThe (possibly empty) set of custom options for this service.\n\n### Methods\n\n public IList\u003cMethodDescriptor\u003e Methods { get; }\n\n### Name\n\n public override string Name { get; }\n\nThe brief name of the descriptor's target.\n\n**Overrides** \n[DescriptorBase.Name](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.Reflection.DescriptorBase#Google_Protobuf_Reflection_DescriptorBase_Name)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### FindMethodByName(string)\n\n public MethodDescriptor FindMethodByName(string name)\n\nFinds a method by name.\n\n### GetOption\\\u003cT\\\u003e(Extension\\\u003cServiceOptions, T\\\u003e)\n\n [Obsolete(\"GetOption is obsolete. Use the GetOptions() method.\")]\n public T GetOption\u003cT\u003e(Extension\u003cServiceOptions, T\u003e extension)\n\nGets a single value service option for this descriptor\n\n### GetOption\\\u003cT\\\u003e(RepeatedExtension\\\u003cServiceOptions, T\\\u003e)\n\n [Obsolete(\"GetOption is obsolete. Use the GetOptions() method.\")]\n public RepeatedField\u003cT\u003e GetOption\u003cT\u003e(RepeatedExtension\u003cServiceOptions, T\u003e extension)\n\nGets a repeated value service option for this descriptor\n\n### GetOptions()\n\n public ServiceOptions GetOptions()\n\nThe `ServiceOptions`, defined in `descriptor.proto`.\nIf the options message is not present (i.e. there are no options), `null` is returned.\nCustom options can be retrieved as extensions of the returned message.\nNOTE: A defensive copy is created each time this property is retrieved.\n\n### ToProto()\n\n public ServiceDescriptorProto ToProto()\n\nReturns a clone of the underlying [ServiceDescriptorProto](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.Reflection.ServiceDescriptorProto) describing this service.\nNote that a copy is taken every time this method is called, so clients using it frequently\n(and not modifying it) may want to cache the returned value."]]
