Output only. The relative resource name of the AspectType, of the form:
projects/{project_number}/locations/{location_id}/aspectTypes/{aspect_type_id}.
Output only. System generated globally unique ID for the AspectType.
If you delete and recreate the AspectType with the same name, then this ID
will be different.
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\u003ccode\u003eAuthorization\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eCreateTime\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eDescription\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eDisplayName\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eEtag\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eLabels\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eMetadataTemplate\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eName\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eTransferStatus\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eUid\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eUpdateTime\u003c/code\u003e, which define various aspects and metadata of the \u003ccode\u003eAspectType\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eAspectType\u003c/code\u003e class implements multiple interfaces, such as \u003ccode\u003eIMessage\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIEquatable\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIDeepCloneable\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eIBufferMessage\u003c/code\u003e, and inherits members like \u003ccode\u003eGetHashCode\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eGetType\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eToString\u003c/code\u003e from the \u003ccode\u003eobject\u003c/code\u003e class.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eAspectType\u003c/code\u003e contains an \u003ccode\u003eAspectTypeName\u003c/code\u003e property, offering a typed view over the resource name, providing a structured way to access and manage the resource name property.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Cloud Dataplex v1 API - Class AspectType (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.AspectType)\n- [3.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [3.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.15.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.15.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.14.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.14.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.13.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.13.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.12.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.12.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.11.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.11.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.10.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.10.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.9.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.9.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [2.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType)\n- [1.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/1.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType) \n\n public sealed class AspectType : IMessage\u003cAspectType\u003e, IEquatable\u003cAspectType\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cAspectType\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Cloud Dataplex v1 API class AspectType.\n\nAspectType is a template for creating Aspects, and represents the\nJSON-schema for a given Entry, for example, BigQuery Table Schema. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e AspectType \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[AspectType](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[AspectType](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[AspectType](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType), [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### AspectType()\n\n public AspectType()\n\n### AspectType(AspectType)\n\n public AspectType(AspectType other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### AspectTypeName\n\n public AspectTypeName AspectTypeName { get; set; }\n\n[AspectTypeName](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectTypeName)-typed view over the [Name](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.AspectType#Google_Cloud_Dataplex_V1_AspectType_Name) resource name property.\n\n### Authorization\n\n public AspectType.Types.Authorization Authorization { get; set; }\n\nImmutable. Defines the Authorization for this type.\n\n### CreateTime\n\n public Timestamp CreateTime { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The time when the AspectType was created.\n\n### Description\n\n public string Description { get; set; }\n\nOptional. Description of the AspectType.\n\n### DisplayName\n\n public string DisplayName { get; set; }\n\nOptional. User friendly display name.\n\n### Etag\n\n public string Etag { get; set; }\n\nThe service computes this checksum. The client may send it on update and\ndelete requests to ensure it has an up-to-date value before proceeding.\n\n### Labels\n\n public MapField\u003cstring, string\u003e Labels { get; }\n\nOptional. User-defined labels for the AspectType.\n\n### MetadataTemplate\n\n public AspectType.Types.MetadataTemplate MetadataTemplate { get; set; }\n\nRequired. MetadataTemplate of the aspect.\n\n### Name\n\n public string Name { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The relative resource name of the AspectType, of the form:\nprojects/{project_number}/locations/{location_id}/aspectTypes/{aspect_type_id}.\n\n### TransferStatus\n\n public TransferStatus TransferStatus { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. Denotes the transfer status of the Aspect Type. It is\nunspecified for Aspect Types created from Dataplex API.\n\n### Uid\n\n public string Uid { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. System generated globally unique ID for the AspectType.\nIf you delete and recreate the AspectType with the same name, then this ID\nwill be different.\n\n### UpdateTime\n\n public Timestamp UpdateTime { get; set; }\n\nOutput only. The time when the AspectType was last updated."]]