Class Block (3.71.0) 
  
      
     
  
  
  
   
  
    
  
  
    
    
    
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public   final   class  Block   extends   GeneratedMessageV3   implements   BlockOrBuilder  
   
   Logical element on the page.
 Protobuf type google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Block
 
  
  
  
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  Static Fields
   
  BLOCK_TYPE_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   BLOCK_TYPE_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
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        int  
         
       
     
  
  BOUNDING_BOX_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   BOUNDING_BOX_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
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        int  
         
       
     
  
  CONFIDENCE_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   CONFIDENCE_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
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        int  
         
       
     
  
  PARAGRAPHS_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   PARAGRAPHS_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
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  PROPERTY_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   PROPERTY_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
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  Static Methods
   
   
  getDefaultInstance() 
  
    
public   static   Block   getDefaultInstance ()  
   
  
    
      
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        Description  
       
      
        Block  
         
       
     
  
   
  getDescriptor() 
  
    
public   static   final   Descriptors . Descriptor   getDescriptor ()  
   
  
   
  newBuilder() 
  
    
public   static   Block . Builder   newBuilder ()  
   
  
   
  newBuilder(Block prototype) 
  
    
public   static   Block . Builder   newBuilder ( Block   prototype )  
   
  
    
      
        Parameter  
       
      
        Name  
        Description  
       
      
        prototype 
        Block  
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Block   parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream   input )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Block   parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(byte[] data) 
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( byte []   data )  
   
  
    
      
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        data 
        byte [] 
       
     
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) 
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( byte []   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteString data) 
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( ByteString   data )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) 
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( ByteString   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( CodedInputStream   input )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( CodedInputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( InputStream   input )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( InputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteBuffer data) 
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( ByteBuffer   data )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) 
  
    
public   static   Block   parseFrom ( ByteBuffer   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parser() 
  
    
public   static   Parser<Block>   parser ()  
   
  
  Methods
   
   
  equals(Object obj) 
  
    
public   boolean   equals ( Object   obj )  
   
  
    
      
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        obj 
        Object  
       
     
  
  
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  getBlockType() 
  
    
public   Block . BlockType   getBlockType ()  
   
   Detected block type (text, image etc) for this block.
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Block.BlockType block_type = 4;
 
  
   
  getBlockTypeValue() 
  
    
public   int   getBlockTypeValue ()  
   
   Detected block type (text, image etc) for this block.
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Block.BlockType block_type = 4;
 
  
    
      
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        int  
        The enum numeric value on the wire for blockType.
 
       
     
  
   
  getBoundingBox() 
  
    
public   BoundingPoly   getBoundingBox ()  
   
   The bounding box for the block.
 The vertices are in the order of top-left, top-right, bottom-right,
 bottom-left. When a rotation of the bounding box is detected the rotation
 is represented as around the top-left corner as defined when the text is
 read in the 'natural' orientation.
 For example:
when the text is horizontal it might look like:
  0----1
  |    |
  3----2
 
when it's rotated 180 degrees around the top-left corner it becomes:
  2----3
  |    |
  1----0
and the vertice order will still be (0, 1, 2, 3).
 
 
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.BoundingPoly bounding_box = 2;
 
  
   
  getBoundingBoxOrBuilder() 
  
    
public   BoundingPolyOrBuilder   getBoundingBoxOrBuilder ()  
   
   The bounding box for the block.
 The vertices are in the order of top-left, top-right, bottom-right,
 bottom-left. When a rotation of the bounding box is detected the rotation
 is represented as around the top-left corner as defined when the text is
 read in the 'natural' orientation.
 For example:
when the text is horizontal it might look like:
  0----1
  |    |
  3----2
 
when it's rotated 180 degrees around the top-left corner it becomes:
  2----3
  |    |
  1----0
and the vertice order will still be (0, 1, 2, 3).
 
 
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.BoundingPoly bounding_box = 2;
 
  
   
  getConfidence() 
  
    
public   float   getConfidence ()  
   
   Confidence of the OCR results on the block. Range [0, 1].
 float confidence = 5;
 
  
    
      
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        float  
        The confidence.
 
       
     
  
   
  getDefaultInstanceForType() 
  
    
public   Block   getDefaultInstanceForType ()  
   
  
    
      
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        Block  
         
       
     
  
   
  getParagraphs(int index) 
  
    
public   Paragraph   getParagraphs ( int   index )  
   
   List of paragraphs in this block (if this blocks is of type text).
 repeated .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Paragraph paragraphs = 3;
 
  
    
      
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        index 
        int  
       
     
  
  
   
  getParagraphsCount() 
  
    
public   int   getParagraphsCount ()  
   
   List of paragraphs in this block (if this blocks is of type text).
 repeated .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Paragraph paragraphs = 3;
 
  
    
      
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        int  
         
       
     
  
   
  getParagraphsList() 
  
    
public   List<Paragraph>   getParagraphsList ()  
   
   List of paragraphs in this block (if this blocks is of type text).
 repeated .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Paragraph paragraphs = 3;
 
  
   
  getParagraphsOrBuilder(int index) 
  
    
public   ParagraphOrBuilder   getParagraphsOrBuilder ( int   index )  
   
   List of paragraphs in this block (if this blocks is of type text).
 repeated .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Paragraph paragraphs = 3;
 
  
    
      
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        index 
        int  
       
     
  
  
   
  getParagraphsOrBuilderList() 
  
    
public   List <?   extends   ParagraphOrBuilder >  getParagraphsOrBuilderList ()  
   
   List of paragraphs in this block (if this blocks is of type text).
 repeated .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.Paragraph paragraphs = 3;
 
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        List <? extends com.google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.ParagraphOrBuilder > 
         
       
     
  
   
  getParserForType() 
  
    
public   Parser<Block>   getParserForType ()  
   
  
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  getProperty() 
  
    
public   TextAnnotation . TextProperty   getProperty ()  
   
   Additional information detected for the block.
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.TextAnnotation.TextProperty property = 1;
 
  
   
  getPropertyOrBuilder() 
  
    
public   TextAnnotation . TextPropertyOrBuilder   getPropertyOrBuilder ()  
   
   Additional information detected for the block.
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.TextAnnotation.TextProperty property = 1;
 
  
   
  getSerializedSize() 
  
    
public   int   getSerializedSize ()  
   
  
    
      
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        int  
         
       
     
  
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  hasBoundingBox() 
  
    
public   boolean   hasBoundingBox ()  
   
   The bounding box for the block.
 The vertices are in the order of top-left, top-right, bottom-right,
 bottom-left. When a rotation of the bounding box is detected the rotation
 is represented as around the top-left corner as defined when the text is
 read in the 'natural' orientation.
 For example:
when the text is horizontal it might look like:
  0----1
  |    |
  3----2
 
when it's rotated 180 degrees around the top-left corner it becomes:
  2----3
  |    |
  1----0
and the vertice order will still be (0, 1, 2, 3).
 
 
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.BoundingPoly bounding_box = 2;
 
  
    
      
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        boolean  
        Whether the boundingBox field is set.
 
       
     
  
   
  hasProperty() 
  
    
public   boolean   hasProperty ()  
   
   Additional information detected for the block.
 .google.cloud.vision.v1p2beta1.TextAnnotation.TextProperty property = 1;
 
  
    
      
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        boolean  
        Whether the property field is set.
 
       
     
  
   
  hashCode() 
  
  
    
      
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        int  
         
       
     
  
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  internalGetFieldAccessorTable() 
  
    
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  isInitialized() 
  
    
public   final   boolean   isInitialized ()  
   
  
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  newBuilderForType() 
  
    
public   Block . Builder   newBuilderForType ()  
   
  
   
  newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent parent) 
  
    
protected   Block . Builder   newBuilderForType ( GeneratedMessageV3 . BuilderParent   parent )  
   
  
  
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  newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter unused) 
  
    
protected   Object   newInstance ( GeneratedMessageV3 . UnusedPrivateParameter   unused )  
   
  
  
    
      
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  toBuilder() 
  
    
public   Block . Builder   toBuilder ()  
   
  
   
  writeTo(CodedOutputStream output) 
  
    
public   void   writeTo ( CodedOutputStream   output )  
   
  
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