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set; }\n\nUseful description for why this advice was applied and what actions should\nbe taken to mitigate any implied risks.\n\n### Descriptor\n\n public static MessageDescriptor Descriptor { get; }\n\n### Parser\n\n public static MessageParser\u003cAdvice\u003e Parser { get; }\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### CalculateSize()\n\n public int CalculateSize()\n\n### Clone()\n\n public Advice Clone()\n\n### Equals(Advice)\n\n public bool Equals(Advice other)\n\n### Equals(object)\n\n public override bool Equals(object other)\n\n**Overrides** \n[object.Equals(object)](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.equals#system-object-equals(system-object))\n\n### GetHashCode()\n\n public override int GetHashCode()\n\n**Overrides** \n[object.GetHashCode()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.gethashcode)\n\n### MergeFrom(Advice)\n\n public void MergeFrom(Advice other)\n\n### MergeFrom(CodedInputStream)\n\n public void MergeFrom(CodedInputStream input)\n\n### ToString()\n\n public override string ToString()\n\n**Overrides** \n[object.ToString()](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object.tostring)\n\n### WriteTo(CodedOutputStream)\n\n public void WriteTo(CodedOutputStream output)"]]