The returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor ofPoliciesClient.
The optionaloptionsargument may be used to configure aspects of the returnedPoliciesConnection. Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:
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and backoff policies detailed, such as \u003ccode\u003ePoliciesLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003ePoliciesLimitedTimeRetryPolicy\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003ePoliciesBackoffPolicyOption\u003c/code\u003e, which help manage the behavior of the connection under different conditions.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003eMakePoliciesConnection\u003c/code\u003e function is highlighted as a key factory function for creating \u003ccode\u003ePoliciesConnection\u003c/code\u003e objects, and it accepts options to configure the connection, including retry policies and credentials.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003ePoliciesPolicyOptionList\u003c/code\u003e type alias is used to define the set of options that can be applied to IAM Policies, including retry, backoff, polling, and idempotency policies.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Namespace google::cloud::iam_v2 (2.17.0)\n\nVersion 2.17.0keyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.42.0-rc (latest)](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.41.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.41.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.40.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.40.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.39.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.39.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.38.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.38.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.37.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.37.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.36.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.36.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.35.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.35.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.34.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.34.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.33.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.33.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.32.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.32.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.31.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.31.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.30.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.30.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.29.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.29.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.28.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.28.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.27.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.27.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.26.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.26.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.25.1](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.25.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.24.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.24.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.23.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.23.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.22.1](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.22.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.21.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.21.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.20.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.20.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.19.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.19.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.18.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.18.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.17.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.16.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.16.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.15.1](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.15.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.14.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.14.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.13.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.13.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.12.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.12.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n- [2.11.0](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.11.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2) \n\nClasses\n-------\n\n### [PoliciesClient](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesClient)\n\nAn interface for managing Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies.\n\n### [PoliciesConnection](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnection)\n\nThe [`PoliciesConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnection) object for [`PoliciesClient`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesClient).\n\n### [PoliciesConnectionIdempotencyPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnectionIdempotencyPolicy)\n\n### [PoliciesLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`PoliciesConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnection) based on counting errors.\n\n### [PoliciesLimitedTimeRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesLimitedTimeRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`PoliciesConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnection) based on elapsed time.\n\n### [PoliciesRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesRetryPolicy)\n\nThe retry policy for [`PoliciesConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnection).\n\nStructs\n-------\n\n### [PoliciesBackoffPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesBackoffPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the backoff policy.\n\n### [PoliciesConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure which operations are retried.\n\n### [PoliciesPollingPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesPollingPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the long-running operations polling policy.\n\n### [PoliciesRetryPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesRetryPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the retry policy.\n\nFunctions\n---------\n\n### MakePoliciesConnection(Options)\n\nA factory function to construct an object of type [`PoliciesConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnection). \nThe returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor of [PoliciesClient](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesClient).\n\nThe optional `options` argument may be used to configure aspects of the returned [`PoliciesConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2_1_1PoliciesConnection). Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:\n\n- [`google::cloud::CommonOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::GrpcOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::UnifiedCredentialsOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::iam_v2::PoliciesPolicyOptionList`](/cpp/docs/reference/iam/2.17.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1iam__v2)\n\n| **Note:** Unexpected options will be ignored. To log unexpected options instead, set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes` in the environment.\n\n### MakeDefaultPoliciesConnectionIdempotencyPolicy()\n\nType Aliases\n------------\n\n### PoliciesPolicyOptionList\n\n**Alias Of** : `OptionList\u003c PoliciesRetryPolicyOption, PoliciesBackoffPolicyOption, PoliciesPollingPolicyOption, PoliciesConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption \u003e` \nThe options applicable to Policies."]]
