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Does not implicitly messages.\n\n### encodeDelimited(message, writer)\n\n public static encodeDelimited(message: google.cloud.retail.v2alpha.SearchRequest.ConversationalSearchSpec.IUserAnswer, writer?: $protobuf.Writer): $protobuf.Writer;\n\nEncodes the specified UserAnswer message, length delimited. Does not implicitly messages.\n\n### fromObject(object)\n\n public static fromObject(object: { [k: string]: any }): google.cloud.retail.v2alpha.SearchRequest.ConversationalSearchSpec.UserAnswer;\n\nCreates a UserAnswer message from a plain object. Also converts values to their respective internal types.\n\n### getTypeUrl(typeUrlPrefix)\n\n public static getTypeUrl(typeUrlPrefix?: string): string;\n\nGets the default type url for UserAnswer\n\n### toJSON()\n\n public toJSON(): { [k: string]: any };\n\nConverts this UserAnswer to JSON.\n\n### toObject(message, options)\n\n public static toObject(message: google.cloud.retail.v2alpha.SearchRequest.ConversationalSearchSpec.UserAnswer, options?: $protobuf.IConversionOptions): { [k: string]: any };\n\nCreates a plain object from a UserAnswer message. Also converts values to other types if specified.\n\n### verify(message)\n\n public static verify(message: { [k: string]: any }): (string|null);\n\nVerifies a UserAnswer message."]]
