Descriptor

@Immutable
interface Descriptor

Known direct subclasses

`EnumDescriptor`	Descriptor representing an enumeration, with its name and a map of its numeric values to value labels.
`NoOpDescriptor`	Default (empty) implementation of `Descriptor`
`StructDescriptor`	Interface implemented by logical struct types.

A tagging interface to describe a field, such as StructDescriptor

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Last updated 2025-10-23 UTC.

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