public sealed class ParameterMetadata : IMessage<ParameterMetadata>, IEquatable<ParameterMetadata>, IDeepCloneable<ParameterMetadata>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Dataflow v1beta3 API class ParameterMetadata.
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Additional metadata for describing this parameter.\n\n### HelpText\n\n public string HelpText { get; set; }\n\nRequired. The help text to display for the parameter.\n\n### IsOptional\n\n public bool IsOptional { get; set; }\n\nOptional. Whether the parameter is optional. Defaults to false.\n\n### Label\n\n public string Label { get; set; }\n\nRequired. The label to display for the parameter.\n\n### Name\n\n public string Name { get; set; }\n\nRequired. The name of the parameter.\n\n### ParamType\n\n public ParameterType ParamType { get; set; }\n\nOptional. The type of the parameter.\nUsed for selecting input picker.\n\n### Regexes\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cstring\u003e Regexes { get; }\n\nOptional. Regexes that the parameter must match."]]