public sealed class InstanceReference : IMessage<InstanceReference>, IEquatable<InstanceReference>, IDeepCloneable<InstanceReference>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Google Cloud Dataproc v1 API class InstanceReference.
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\u003ccode\u003eIMessage\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIEquatable\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIDeepCloneable\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eIBufferMessage\u003c/code\u003e, allowing for various functionalities such as message handling, equality comparisons, deep cloning, and buffered message support.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eInstanceReference\u003c/code\u003e class includes properties such as \u003ccode\u003eInstanceId\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eInstanceName\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ePublicEciesKey\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003ePublicKey\u003c/code\u003e, providing information about a specific Compute Engine instance.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eMultiple previous versions of InstanceReference, ranging from version 3.1.0 to 5.16.0 are available, allowing users to choose a specific release to suit their needs.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Google Cloud Dataproc v1 API - Class InstanceReference (5.20.0)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [5.20.0 (latest)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.19.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.19.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.18.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.18.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.17.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.17.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.16.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.16.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.15.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.15.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.14.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.14.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.13.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.13.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.12.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.12.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.11.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.11.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.10.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.10.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.9.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.9.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [5.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/5.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [4.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/4.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [3.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/3.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [3.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/3.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [3.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/3.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference)\n- [3.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/3.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference) \n\n public sealed class InstanceReference : IMessage\u003cInstanceReference\u003e, IEquatable\u003cInstanceReference\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cInstanceReference\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Google Cloud Dataproc v1 API class InstanceReference.\n\nA reference to a Compute Engine instance. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e InstanceReference \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[InstanceReference](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[InstanceReference](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[InstanceReference](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.InstanceReference), [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.Dataproc.V1](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.Dataproc.V1)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.Dataproc.V1.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### InstanceReference()\n\n public InstanceReference()\n\n### InstanceReference(InstanceReference)\n\n public InstanceReference(InstanceReference other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### InstanceId\n\n public string InstanceId { get; set; }\n\nThe unique identifier of the Compute Engine instance.\n\n### InstanceName\n\n public string InstanceName { get; set; }\n\nThe user-friendly name of the Compute Engine instance.\n\n### PublicEciesKey\n\n public string PublicEciesKey { get; set; }\n\nThe public ECIES key used for sharing data with this instance.\n\n### PublicKey\n\n public string PublicKey { get; set; }\n\nThe public RSA key used for sharing data with this instance."]]
