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diff --git a/java/README.txt b/java/README.txt index dac2e3c..58ccb88 100644 --- a/java/README.txt +++ b/java/README.txt @@ -301,6 +301,22 @@ message's constructor or clear() function is called, the default value penalty. This is not a problem if the field has no default or is an empty default. +Nano Generator options + +java_nano_generate_has: + If true, generates a public boolean variable has<fieldname> + accompanying the optional or required field (not present for + repeated fields, groups or messages). It is set to false initially + and upon clear(). If parseFrom(...) reads the field from the wire, + it is set to true. This is a way for clients to inspect the "has" + value upon parse. If it is set to true, writeTo(...) will ALWAYS + output that field (even if field value is equal to its + default). + + IMPORTANT: This option costs an extra 4 bytes per primitive field in + the message. Think carefully about whether you really need this. In + many cases reading the default works and determining whether the + field was received over the wire is irrelevant. To use nano protobufs: |