public sealed class Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata : IMessage<Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata>, IEquatable<Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata>, IDeepCloneable<Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1 API class Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata.
Metadata of the current chunk. This field is only populated on
[SearchService.Search][google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchService.Search]
API.
The next chunks of the current chunk. The number is controlled by
[SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_next_chunks][google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_next_chunks].
This field is only populated on
[SearchService.Search][google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchService.Search]
API.
public RepeatedField<Chunk> PreviousChunks { get; }
The previous chunks of the current chunk. The number is controlled by
[SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_previous_chunks][google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_previous_chunks].
This field is only populated on
[SearchService.Search][google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchService.Search]
API.
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This field is only populated on\n\\[SearchService.Search\\]\\[google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchService.Search\\]\nAPI. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[Chunk](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk.Types)[ChunkMetadata](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[Chunk](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk.Types)[ChunkMetadata](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[Chunk](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk.Types)[ChunkMetadata](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata), [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.DiscoveryEngine.V1](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### ChunkMetadata()\n\n public ChunkMetadata()\n\n### ChunkMetadata(ChunkMetadata)\n\n public ChunkMetadata(Chunk.Types.ChunkMetadata other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### NextChunks\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cChunk\u003e NextChunks { get; }\n\nThe next chunks of the current chunk. The number is controlled by\n\\[SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_next_chunks\\]\\[google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_next_chunks\\].\nThis field is only populated on\n\\[SearchService.Search\\]\\[google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchService.Search\\]\nAPI.\n\n### PreviousChunks\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cChunk\u003e PreviousChunks { get; }\n\nThe previous chunks of the current chunk. The number is controlled by\n\\[SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_previous_chunks\\]\\[google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchRequest.ContentSearchSpec.ChunkSpec.num_previous_chunks\\].\nThis field is only populated on\n\\[SearchService.Search\\]\\[google.cloud.discoveryengine.v1.SearchService.Search\\]\nAPI."]]
