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public   final   class  Date   extends   GeneratedMessageV3   implements   DateOrBuilder  
   
   Represents a whole or partial calendar date, such as a birthday. The time of
 day and time zone are either specified elsewhere or are insignificant. The
 date is relative to the Gregorian Calendar. This can represent one of the
 following:
A full date, with non-zero year, month, and day values 
A month and day value, with a zero year, such as an anniversary 
A year on its own, with zero month and day values 
A year and month value, with a zero day, such as a credit card expiration
date
Related types are google.type.TimeOfDay  and
google.protobuf.Timestamp.
 
 
 Protobuf type google.type.Date
 
  
  
  
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  Static Fields
   
  DAY_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   DAY_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
        Field Value  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
         
       
     
  
  MONTH_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   MONTH_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
        Field Value  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
         
       
     
  
  YEAR_FIELD_NUMBER 
  
    
public   static   final   int   YEAR_FIELD_NUMBER  
   
  
    
      
        Field Value  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
         
       
     
  
  Static Methods
   
   
  getDefaultInstance() 
  
    
public   static   Date   getDefaultInstance ()  
   
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
   
  getDescriptor() 
  
    
public   static   final   Descriptors . Descriptor   getDescriptor ()  
   
  
   
  newBuilder() 
  
    
public   static   Date . Builder   newBuilder ()  
   
  
   
  newBuilder(Date prototype) 
  
    
public   static   Date . Builder   newBuilder ( Date   prototype )  
   
  
    
      
        Parameter  
       
      
        Name  
        Description  
       
      
        prototype 
        Date  
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Date   parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream   input )  
   
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Date   parseDelimitedFrom ( InputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(byte[] data) 
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( byte []   data )  
   
  
    
      
        Parameter  
       
      
        Name  
        Description  
       
      
        data 
        byte [] 
       
     
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(byte[] data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) 
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( byte []   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteString data) 
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( ByteString   data )  
   
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteString data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) 
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( ByteString   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( CodedInputStream   input )  
   
  
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( CodedInputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( InputStream   input )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( InputStream   input ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteBuffer data) 
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( ByteBuffer   data )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry) 
  
    
public   static   Date   parseFrom ( ByteBuffer   data ,   ExtensionRegistryLite   extensionRegistry )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
  
   
  parser() 
  
    
public   static   Parser<Date>   parser ()  
   
  
  Methods
   
   
  equals(Object obj) 
  
    
public   boolean   equals ( Object   obj )  
   
  
    
      
        Parameter  
       
      
        Name  
        Description  
       
      
        obj 
        Object  
       
     
  
  
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  getDay() 
  
   Day of a month. Must be from 1 to 31 and valid for the year and month, or 0
 to specify a year by itself or a year and month where the day isn't
 significant.
 int32 day = 3;
 
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
        The day.
 
       
     
  
   
  getDefaultInstanceForType() 
  
    
public   Date   getDefaultInstanceForType ()  
   
  
    
      
        Returns  
       
      
        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Date  
         
       
     
  
   
  getMonth() 
  
   Month of a year. Must be from 1 to 12, or 0 to specify a year without a
 month and day.
 int32 month = 2;
 
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
        The month.
 
       
     
  
   
  getParserForType() 
  
    
public   Parser<Date>   getParserForType ()  
   
  
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  getSerializedSize() 
  
    
public   int   getSerializedSize ()  
   
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
         
       
     
  
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  getYear() 
  
   Year of the date. Must be from 1 to 9999, or 0 to specify a date without
 a year.
 int32 year = 1;
 
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
        The year.
 
       
     
  
   
  hashCode() 
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
         
       
     
  
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  internalGetFieldAccessorTable() 
  
    
protected   GeneratedMessageV3 . FieldAccessorTable   internalGetFieldAccessorTable ()  
   
  
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  isInitialized() 
  
    
public   final   boolean   isInitialized ()  
   
  
  Overrides 
  
   
  newBuilderForType() 
  
    
public   Date . Builder   newBuilderForType ()  
   
  
   
  newBuilderForType(GeneratedMessageV3.BuilderParent parent) 
  
    
protected   Date . Builder   newBuilderForType ( GeneratedMessageV3 . BuilderParent   parent )  
   
  
  
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  newInstance(GeneratedMessageV3.UnusedPrivateParameter unused) 
  
    
protected   Object   newInstance ( GeneratedMessageV3 . UnusedPrivateParameter   unused )  
   
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        Object  
         
       
     
  
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  toBuilder() 
  
    
public   Date . Builder   toBuilder ()  
   
  
   
  writeTo(CodedOutputStream output) 
  
    
public   void   writeTo ( CodedOutputStream   output )  
   
  
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