Reference documentation and code samples for the Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention v2 API enum CloudStorageOptions.Types.SampleMethod.
How to sample bytes if not all bytes are scanned. Meaningful only when used
in conjunction with bytes_limit_per_file. If not specified, scanning would
start from the top.
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