public sealed class Answer.Types.CitationSource : IMessage<Answer.Types.CitationSource>, IEquatable<Answer.Types.CitationSource>, IDeepCloneable<Answer.Types.CitationSource>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1beta API class Answer.Types.CitationSource.
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