Immutable. The Dataplex entity that represents the data source (e.g.
BigQuery table) for DataScan, of the form:
projects/{project_number}/locations/{location_id}/lakes/{lake_id}/zones/{zone_id}/entities/{entity_id}.
Immutable. The service-qualified full resource name of the cloud resource
for a DataScan job to scan against. The field could be: BigQuery table of
type "TABLE" for DataProfileScan/DataQualityScan Format:
//bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID
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Class DataSource (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.DataSource)\n- [3.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [3.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/3.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.15.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.15.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.14.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.14.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.13.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.13.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.12.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.12.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.11.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.11.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.10.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.10.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.9.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.9.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [2.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/2.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource)\n- [1.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/1.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource) \n\n public sealed class DataSource : IMessage\u003cDataSource\u003e, IEquatable\u003cDataSource\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cDataSource\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Cloud Dataplex v1 API class DataSource.\n\nThe data source for DataScan. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e DataSource \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[DataSource](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[DataSource](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[DataSource](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource), [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### DataSource()\n\n public DataSource()\n\n### DataSource(DataSource)\n\n public DataSource(DataSource other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### Entity\n\n public string Entity { get; set; }\n\nImmutable. The Dataplex entity that represents the data source (e.g.\nBigQuery table) for DataScan, of the form:\n`projects/{project_number}/locations/{location_id}/lakes/{lake_id}/zones/{zone_id}/entities/{entity_id}`.\n\n### EntityAsEntityName\n\n public EntityName EntityAsEntityName { get; set; }\n\n[EntityName](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.EntityName)-typed view over the [Entity](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataplex.V1.DataSource#Google_Cloud_Dataplex_V1_DataSource_Entity) resource name property.\n\n### HasEntity\n\n public bool HasEntity { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"entity\" field is set\n\n### HasResource\n\n public bool HasResource { get; }\n\nGets whether the \"resource\" field is set\n\n### Resource\n\n public string Resource { get; set; }\n\nImmutable. The service-qualified full resource name of the cloud resource\nfor a DataScan job to scan against. The field could be: BigQuery table of\ntype \"TABLE\" for DataProfileScan/DataQualityScan Format:\n//bigquery.googleapis.com/projects/PROJECT_ID/datasets/DATASET_ID/tables/TABLE_ID\n\n### SourceCase\n\n public DataSource.SourceOneofCase SourceCase { get; }"]]
