public sealed class GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec : IMessage<GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec>, IEquatable<GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec>, IDeepCloneable<GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1 API class GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec.
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inheriting from \u003ccode\u003eobject\u003c/code\u003e and implementing interfaces like \u003ccode\u003eIMessage\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIEquatable\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eIDeepCloneable\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eIBufferMessage\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe class includes constructors for creating new \u003ccode\u003eGroundingSpec\u003c/code\u003e instances, either empty or by copying another \u003ccode\u003eGroundingSpec\u003c/code\u003e, along with the \u003ccode\u003eGroundingSources\u003c/code\u003e property of type \u003ccode\u003eRepeatedField\u003c/code\u003e to specify the grounding source.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe class is found within the namespace \u003ccode\u003eGoogle.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1\u003c/code\u003e, in the \u003ccode\u003eGoogle.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.dll\u003c/code\u003e assembly.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Discovery Engine v1 API - Class GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec (1.9.0)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [1.9.0 (latest)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.8.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.7.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.6.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.5.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.4.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.3.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.2.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.1.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec)\n- [1.0.0-beta06](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.0.0-beta06/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec) \n\n public sealed class GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec : IMessage\u003cGenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec\u003e, IEquatable\u003cGenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cGenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1 API class GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec.\n\nGrounding specification. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[GenerateGroundedContentRequest](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types)[GroundingSpec](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[GenerateGroundedContentRequest](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types)[GroundingSpec](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[GenerateGroundedContentRequest](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types)[GroundingSpec](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec), [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### GroundingSpec()\n\n public GroundingSpec()\n\n### GroundingSpec(GroundingSpec)\n\n public GroundingSpec(GenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSpec other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### GroundingSources\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cGenerateGroundedContentRequest.Types.GroundingSource\u003e GroundingSources { get; }\n\nGrounding sources."]]
