Optional. If not empty, the API only deletes the instance partition when
the etag provided matches the current status of the requested instance
partition. Otherwise, deletes the instance partition without checking the
current status of the requested instance partition.
Optional. If not empty, the API only deletes the instance partition when
the etag provided matches the current status of the requested instance
partition. Otherwise, deletes the instance partition without checking the
current status of the requested instance partition.
Required. The name of the instance partition to be deleted.
Values are of the form
projects/{project}/instances/{instance}/instancePartitions/{instance_partition}
Required. The name of the instance partition to be deleted.
Values are of the form
projects/{project}/instances/{instance}/instancePartitions/{instance_partition}
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[6.14.1](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-spanner/6.14.1/com.google.spanner.admin.instance.v1.DeleteInstancePartitionRequestOrBuilder) \n\n public interface DeleteInstancePartitionRequestOrBuilder extends MessageOrBuilder\n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[MessageOrBuilder](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder.html)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getEtag()\n\n public abstract String getEtag()\n\nOptional. If not empty, the API only deletes the instance partition when\nthe etag provided matches the current status of the requested instance\npartition. Otherwise, deletes the instance partition without checking the\ncurrent status of the requested instance partition.\n\n`string etag = 2;`\n\n### getEtagBytes()\n\n public abstract ByteString getEtagBytes()\n\nOptional. If not empty, the API only deletes the instance partition when\nthe etag provided matches the current status of the requested instance\npartition. Otherwise, deletes the instance partition without checking the\ncurrent status of the requested instance partition.\n\n`string etag = 2;`\n\n### getName()\n\n public abstract String getName()\n\nRequired. The name of the instance partition to be deleted.\nValues are of the form\n`projects/{project}/instances/{instance}/instancePartitions/{instance_partition}`\n\n`\nstring name = 1 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED, (.google.api.resource_reference) = { ... }\n`\n\n### getNameBytes()\n\n public abstract ByteString getNameBytes()\n\nRequired. The name of the instance partition to be deleted.\nValues are of the form\n`projects/{project}/instances/{instance}/instancePartitions/{instance_partition}`\n\n`\nstring name = 1 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = REQUIRED, (.google.api.resource_reference) = { ... }\n`"]]