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Values can be copied, assigned, and streamed.\n\nA [`ProtoMessage`](/cpp/docs/reference/spanner/2.39.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1spanner_1_1ProtoMessage)`\u003cM\u003e` can also be explicitly constructed from and converted to the `M` wire format, although this is intended for internal use only.\n\n###### Example\n\nGiven a proto definition `message Mesg { string field = 1; }`: \n\n Mesg m;\n m.set_field(\"value\");\n auto pm = spanner::ProtoMessage\u003cMesg\u003e(m);\n assert(Mesg(pm).field() == \"value\");\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### ProtoMessage()\n\nThe default value.\n\n### ProtoMessage(M const \\&)\n\nImplicit construction from the message type.\n\n### ProtoMessage(std::string)\n\nExplicit construction from wire format.\n\nOperators\n---------\n\n### operator message_type() const\n\nExplicit conversion to the message type.\n\n### operator std::string() const\n\nExplicit conversion to wire format.\n\nFunctions\n---------\n\n### static TypeName()\n\nThe fully-qualified name of the message type, scope delimited by periods.\n\nType Aliases\n------------\n\n### message_type\n\n**Alias Of** : `M`"]]