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Class Aspect (3.9.0)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [3.9.0 (latest)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [3.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.15.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.15.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.14.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.14.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.13.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.13.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.12.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.12.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.11.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.11.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.10.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.10.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.9.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.9.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [2.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect)\n- [1.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/1.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect) \n\n public sealed class Aspect : IMessage\u003cAspect\u003e, IEquatable\u003cAspect\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cAspect\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Cloud Dataplex v1 API class Aspect.\n\nAn aspect is a single piece of metadata describing an entry. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e Aspect \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[Aspect](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[Aspect](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[Aspect](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.Aspect), [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.Dataplex.V1](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### Aspect()\n\n public Aspect()\n\n### Aspect(Aspect)\n\n public Aspect(Aspect other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### AspectSource\n\n public AspectSource AspectSource { get; set; }\n\nOptional. Information related to the source system of the aspect.\n\n### AspectType\n\n public string AspectType { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The resource name of the type used to create this Aspect.\n\n### CreateTime\n\n public Timestamp CreateTime { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The time when the Aspect was created.\n\n### Data\n\n public Struct Data { get; set; }\n\nRequired. The content of the aspect, according to its aspect type schema.\nThe maximum size of the field is 120KB (encoded as UTF-8).\n\n### Path\n\n public string Path { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The path in the entry under which the aspect is attached.\n\n### UpdateTime\n\n public Timestamp UpdateTime { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The time when the Aspect was last updated."]]