Segment

public final classSegment

Represents a specific segment within aContent object, often used to pinpoint the exact location of text or data that grounding information refers to.

Summary

Public fields

final int

The zero-based end index of the segment within the specifiedPart, measured in UTF-8 bytes.

final int

The zero-based index of thePart object within theparts array of its parentContent object.

final int

The zero-based start index of the segment within the specifiedPart, measured in UTF-8 bytes.

final @NonNullString

The text corresponding to the segment from the response.

Public constructors

Segment(int startIndex, int endIndex, int partIndex, @NonNullString text)

Public fields

endIndex

public final int endIndex

The zero-based end index of the segment within the specifiedPart, measured in UTF-8 bytes. This offset is exclusive, meaning the character at this index is not included in the segment.

partIndex

public final int partIndex

The zero-based index of thePart object within theparts array of its parentContent object. This identifies which part of the content the segment belongs to.

startIndex

public final int startIndex

The zero-based start index of the segment within the specifiedPart, measured in UTF-8 bytes. This offset is inclusive, starting from 0 at the beginning of the part's content.

text

public final @NonNullString text

The text corresponding to the segment from the response.

Public constructors

Segment

public Segment(int startIndex, int endIndex, int partIndex, @NonNullString text)

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Last updated 2025-07-21 UTC.