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Used by query\nengines for deserializing and parsing source data. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e PhysicalSchema \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[PhysicalSchema](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1.PhysicalSchema), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[PhysicalSchema](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1.PhysicalSchema), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[PhysicalSchema](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1.PhysicalSchema), [IBufferMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IBufferMessage.html), [IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage.html) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[object.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode) \n[object.GetType()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype) \n[object.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring)\n\nNamespace\n---------\n\n[Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.DataCatalog.V1.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### PhysicalSchema()\n\n public PhysicalSchema()\n\n### PhysicalSchema(PhysicalSchema)\n\n public PhysicalSchema(PhysicalSchema other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### Avro\n\n public PhysicalSchema.Types.AvroSchema Avro { get; set; }\n\nSchema in Avro JSON format.\n\n### Csv\n\n public PhysicalSchema.Types.CsvSchema Csv { get; set; }\n\nMarks a CSV-encoded data source.\n\n### Orc\n\n public PhysicalSchema.Types.OrcSchema Orc { get; set; }\n\nMarks an ORC-encoded data source.\n\n### Parquet\n\n public PhysicalSchema.Types.ParquetSchema Parquet { get; set; }\n\nMarks a Parquet-encoded data source.\n\n### Protobuf\n\n public PhysicalSchema.Types.ProtobufSchema Protobuf { get; set; }\n\nSchema in protocol buffer format.\n\n### SchemaCase\n\n public PhysicalSchema.SchemaOneofCase SchemaCase { get; }\n\n### Thrift\n\n public PhysicalSchema.Types.ThriftSchema Thrift { get; set; }\n\nSchema in Thrift format."]]