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Class ExclusionRule (4.19.0)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [4.19.0 (latest)](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.18.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.18.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.17.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.17.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.16.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.16.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.15.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.15.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.14.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.14.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.13.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.13.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.12.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.12.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.11.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.11.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.10.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.10.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.9.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.9.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.8.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.8.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.7.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.7.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.6.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.6.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.1.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.1.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [4.0.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/4.0.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [3.5.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/3.5.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [3.4.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/3.4.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [3.3.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/3.3.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [3.2.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/3.2.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [2.16.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/2.16.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule)\n- [2.15.0](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/2.15.0/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule) \n\n public sealed class ExclusionRule : IMessage\u003cExclusionRule\u003e, IEquatable\u003cExclusionRule\u003e, IDeepCloneable\u003cExclusionRule\u003e, IBufferMessage, IMessage\n\nReference documentation and code samples for the Google Cloud Data Loss Prevention v2 API class ExclusionRule.\n\nThe rule that specifies conditions when findings of infoTypes specified in\n`InspectionRuleSet` are removed from results. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[object](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object) \\\u003e ExclusionRule \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[IMessage](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IMessage-1.html)[ExclusionRule](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule), [IEquatable](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iequatable-1)[ExclusionRule](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule), [IDeepCloneable](https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Protobuf/latest/Google.Protobuf.IDeepCloneable-1.html)[ExclusionRule](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2.ExclusionRule), [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.Dlp.V2](/dotnet/docs/reference/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2/latest/Google.Cloud.Dlp.V2)\n\nAssembly\n--------\n\nGoogle.Cloud.Dlp.V2.dll\n\nConstructors\n------------\n\n### ExclusionRule()\n\n public ExclusionRule()\n\n### ExclusionRule(ExclusionRule)\n\n public ExclusionRule(ExclusionRule other)\n\nProperties\n----------\n\n### Dictionary\n\n public CustomInfoType.Types.Dictionary Dictionary { get; set; }\n\nDictionary which defines the rule.\n\n### ExcludeByHotword\n\n public ExcludeByHotword ExcludeByHotword { get; set; }\n\nDrop if the hotword rule is contained in the proximate context. For\ntabular data, the context includes the column name.\n\n### ExcludeInfoTypes\n\n public ExcludeInfoTypes ExcludeInfoTypes { get; set; }\n\nSet of infoTypes for which findings would affect this rule.\n\n### MatchingType\n\n public MatchingType MatchingType { get; set; }\n\nHow the rule is applied, see MatchingType documentation for details.\n\n### Regex\n\n public CustomInfoType.Types.Regex Regex { get; set; }\n\nRegular expression which defines the rule.\n\n### TypeCase\n\n public ExclusionRule.TypeOneofCase TypeCase { get; }"]]
