FileSearch

All Implemented Interfaces:
```
public abstract class FileSearch
extends JsonSerializable
                    
```
The FileSearch tool that retrieves knowledge from Semantic Retrieval corpora. Files are imported to Semantic Retrieval corpora using the ImportFile API. This data type is not supported in Vertex AI.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`public abstract class`	`FileSearch.Builder`	Builder for FileSearch.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`public final static String`	`MAX_READ_LENGTH_PROPERTY`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`FileSearch()`

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Optional<List<String>>`	`fileSearchStoreNames()`	Required.
`abstract Optional<Integer>`	`topK()`	Optional.
`abstract Optional<String>`	`metadataFilter()`	Optional.
`static FileSearch.Builder`	`builder()`	Instantiates a builder for FileSearch.
`abstract FileSearch.Builder`	`toBuilder()`	Creates a builder with the same values as this instance.
`static FileSearch`	`fromJson(String jsonString)`	Deserializes a JSON string to a FileSearch object.

Methods inherited from class com.google.genai.JsonSerializable
fromJsonNode, fromJsonString, objectMapper, setMaxReadLength, stringToJsonNode, toJson, toJsonNode, toJsonString
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - FileSearch
```
FileSearch()
```
- Method Detail
  - fileSearchStoreNames
```
 abstract Optional<List<String>> fileSearchStoreNames()
```
    Required. The names of the file_search_stores to retrieve from. Example: `fileSearchStores/my-file-search-store-123`
  - topK
```
 abstract Optional<Integer> topK()
```
    Optional. The number of semantic retrieval chunks to retrieve.
  - metadataFilter
```
 abstract Optional<String> metadataFilter()
```
    Optional. Metadata filter to apply to the semantic retrieval documents and chunks.
  - builder
```
 static FileSearch.Builder builder()
```
    Instantiates a builder for FileSearch.
  - toBuilder
```
 abstract FileSearch.Builder toBuilder()
```
    Creates a builder with the same values as this instance.
  - fromJson
```
 static FileSearch fromJson(String jsonString)
```
    Deserializes a JSON string to a FileSearch object.