public sealed class GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata : IMessage<GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata>, IEquatable<GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata>, IDeepCloneable<GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1 API class GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata.
public RepeatedField<GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata.Types.RetrievalMetadata> RetrievalMetadata { get; }
Retrieval metadata to provide an understanding in the
retrieval steps performed by the model. There can be multiple such
messages which can correspond to different parts of the retrieval. This
is a mechanism used to ensure transparency to our users.
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\u003ccode\u003eIBufferMessage\u003c/code\u003e, and inherits from \u003ccode\u003eobject\u003c/code\u003e, offering features such as message handling, equality comparison, deep cloning, and buffered messaging.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eGroundingMetadata\u003c/code\u003e class includes properties like \u003ccode\u003eGroundingSupport\u003c/code\u003e to show how claims are supported by facts, \u003ccode\u003eRetrievalMetadata\u003c/code\u003e to detail the model's retrieval process, and \u003ccode\u003eSearchEntryPoint\u003c/code\u003e for web search entry points.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe class is available in multiple versions, from 1.0.0-beta06 to the latest 1.6.0, and can be found within the \u003ccode\u003eGoogle.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1\u003c/code\u003e namespace, contained in the \u003ccode\u003eGoogle.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.dll\u003c/code\u003e assembly.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis class also provides \u003ccode\u003eSupportChunks\u003c/code\u003e to specify the chunks being attributed to claims, and \u003ccode\u003eWebSearchQueries\u003c/code\u003e for following up with web search queries.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Discovery Engine v1 API - Class GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata (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.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata)\n- [1.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.8.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata)\n- [1.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.7.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata)\n- 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[1.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.1.0/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata)\n- [1.0.0-beta06](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/1.0.0-beta06/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata) \n\n public sealed class GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata : IMessage\u003cGenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata\u003e, IEquatable\u003cGenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cGenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1 API class GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata.\n\nCitation for the generated content. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[GenerateGroundedContentResponse](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types)[Candidate](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types)[GroundingMetadata](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[GenerateGroundedContentResponse](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types)[Candidate](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types)[GroundingMetadata](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[GenerateGroundedContentResponse](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types)[Candidate](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types)[GroundingMetadata](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1.GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata), [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### GroundingMetadata()\n\n public GroundingMetadata()\n\n### GroundingMetadata(GroundingMetadata)\n\n public GroundingMetadata(GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### GroundingSupport\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cGenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata.Types.GroundingSupport\u003e GroundingSupport { get; }\n\nGroundingSupport across all claims in the answer candidate.\nAn support to a fact indicates that the claim is supported by\nthe fact.\n\n### Images\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cGenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata.Types.ImageMetadata\u003e Images { get; }\n\nImages from the web search.\n\n### RetrievalMetadata\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cGenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata.Types.RetrievalMetadata\u003e RetrievalMetadata { get; }\n\nRetrieval metadata to provide an understanding in the\nretrieval steps performed by the model. There can be multiple such\nmessages which can correspond to different parts of the retrieval. This\nis a mechanism used to ensure transparency to our users.\n\n### SearchEntryPoint\n\n public GenerateGroundedContentResponse.Types.Candidate.Types.GroundingMetadata.Types.SearchEntryPoint SearchEntryPoint { get; set; }\n\nGoogle search entry for the following-up web searches.\n\n### SupportChunks\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cFactChunk\u003e SupportChunks { get; }\n\nList of chunks to be attributed across all claims in the candidate.\nThese are derived from the grounding sources supplied in the request.\n\n### WebSearchQueries\n\n public RepeatedField\u003cstring\u003e WebSearchQueries { get; }\n\nWeb search queries for the following-up web search."]]
