Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: delimited_bytes, singleton, ordered_code_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: delimited_bytes, singleton, ordered_code_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: delimited_bytes, singleton, ordered_code_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: ordered_code_bytes, singleton, delimited_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: ordered_code_bytes, singleton, delimited_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: ordered_code_bytes, singleton, delimited_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: singleton, delimited_bytes, ordered_code_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: singleton, delimited_bytes, ordered_code_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: singleton, delimited_bytes, ordered_code_bytes. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.
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Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding.\n\nRules used to convert to or from lower level types. \n\nInherits\n--------\n\n- Object \n\nExtended By\n-----------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts::ClassMethods \n\nIncludes\n--------\n\n- Google::Protobuf::MessageExts\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### #delimited_bytes\n\n def delimited_bytes() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::DelimitedBytes\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::DelimitedBytes](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-DelimitedBytes)) --- Use `DelimitedBytes` encoding.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `delimited_bytes`, `singleton`, `ordered_code_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #delimited_bytes=\n\n def delimited_bytes=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::DelimitedBytes\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::DelimitedBytes](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-DelimitedBytes)) --- Use `DelimitedBytes` encoding.\n\n\nNote: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `delimited_bytes`, `singleton`, `ordered_code_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::DelimitedBytes](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-DelimitedBytes)) --- Use `DelimitedBytes` encoding.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `delimited_bytes`, `singleton`, `ordered_code_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #ordered_code_bytes\n\n def ordered_code_bytes() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::OrderedCodeBytes\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::OrderedCodeBytes](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-OrderedCodeBytes)) --- User `OrderedCodeBytes` encoding.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `ordered_code_bytes`, `singleton`, `delimited_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #ordered_code_bytes=\n\n def ordered_code_bytes=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::OrderedCodeBytes\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::OrderedCodeBytes](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-OrderedCodeBytes)) --- User `OrderedCodeBytes` encoding.\n\n\nNote: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `ordered_code_bytes`, `singleton`, `delimited_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::OrderedCodeBytes](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-OrderedCodeBytes)) --- User `OrderedCodeBytes` encoding.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `ordered_code_bytes`, `singleton`, `delimited_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #singleton\n\n def singleton() -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::Singleton\n\n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::Singleton](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-Singleton)) --- Use `Singleton` encoding.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `singleton`, `delimited_bytes`, `ordered_code_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared.\n\n### #singleton=\n\n def singleton=(value) -\u003e ::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::Singleton\n\n**Parameter**\n\n- **value** ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::Singleton](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-Singleton)) --- Use `Singleton` encoding.\n\n\nNote: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `singleton`, `delimited_bytes`, `ordered_code_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared. \n**Returns**\n\n- ([::Google::Cloud::Bigtable::Admin::V2::Type::Struct::Encoding::Singleton](./Google-Cloud-Bigtable-Admin-V2-Type-Struct-Encoding-Singleton)) --- Use `Singleton` encoding.\n\n\n Note: The following fields are mutually exclusive: `singleton`, `delimited_bytes`, `ordered_code_bytes`. If a field in that set is populated, all other fields in the set will automatically be cleared."]]