public sealed class Answer.Types.Reference : IMessage<Answer.Types.Reference>, IEquatable<Answer.Types.Reference>, IDeepCloneable<Answer.Types.Reference>, IBufferMessage, IMessage
Reference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1beta API class Answer.Types.Reference.
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Class Answer.Types.Reference (1.0.0-beta19)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [1.0.0-beta19 (latest)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types.Reference)\n- [1.0.0-beta18](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/1.0.0-beta18/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types.Reference) \n\n public sealed class Answer.Types.Reference : IMessage\u003cAnswer.Types.Reference\u003e, IEquatable\u003cAnswer.Types.Reference\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cAnswer.Types.Reference\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Discovery Engine v1beta API class Answer.Types.Reference.\n\nReference. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e Answer.Types.Reference \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[Answer](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types)[Reference](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types.Reference), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[Answer](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types)[Reference](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types.Reference), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[Answer](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer)[Types](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types)[Reference](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.Answer.Types.Reference), [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.V1Beta](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta/latest/Google.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.DiscoveryEngine.V1Beta.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### Reference()\n\n public Reference()\n\n### Reference(Reference)\n\n public Reference(Answer.Types.Reference other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### ChunkInfo\n\n public Answer.Types.Reference.Types.ChunkInfo ChunkInfo { get; set; }\n\nChunk information.\n\n### ContentCase\n\n public Answer.Types.Reference.ContentOneofCase ContentCase { get; }\n\n### StructuredDocumentInfo\n\n public Answer.Types.Reference.Types.StructuredDocumentInfo StructuredDocumentInfo { get; set; }\n\nStructured document information.\n\n### UnstructuredDocumentInfo\n\n public Answer.Types.Reference.Types.UnstructuredDocumentInfo UnstructuredDocumentInfo { get; set; }\n\nUnstructured document information."]]
