Uses of Class
com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1.Instance

Packages that use Instance

Package	Description
com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1	A client to AlloyDB API
com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1.stub

Uses of Instance in com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1

Methods in com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1 that return Instance

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Instance	Instance.Builder.build()
Instance	Instance.Builder.buildPartial()
static Instance	Instance.getDefaultInstance()
Instance	Instance.Builder.getDefaultInstanceForType()
Instance	Instance.getDefaultInstanceForType()
Instance	AlloyDBAdminClient.getInstance(GetInstanceRequest request)	Gets details of a single Instance.
Instance	AlloyDBAdminClient.getInstance(InstanceName name)	Gets details of a single Instance.
Instance	AlloyDBAdminClient.getInstance(String name)	Gets details of a single Instance.
Instance	AlloyDBAdminGrpc.AlloyDBAdminBlockingStub.getInstance(GetInstanceRequest request)	Gets details of a single Instance.
Instance	CreateInstanceRequest.Builder.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	CreateInstanceRequest.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	CreateInstanceRequestOrBuilder.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest.Builder.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	CreateSecondaryInstanceRequestOrBuilder.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	UpdateInstanceRequest.Builder.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	UpdateInstanceRequest.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	UpdateInstanceRequestOrBuilder.getInstance()	Required.
Instance	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder.getInstances(int index)	Created instances.
Instance	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.getInstances(int index)	Created instances.
Instance	BatchCreateInstancesResponseOrBuilder.getInstances(int index)	Created instances.
Instance	ListInstancesResponse.Builder.getInstances(int index)	The list of Instance
Instance	ListInstancesResponse.getInstances(int index)	The list of Instance
Instance	ListInstancesResponseOrBuilder.getInstances(int index)	The list of Instance
static Instance	Instance.parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input)
static Instance	Instance.parseDelimitedFrom(InputStream input, com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(byte[] data)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(byte[] data, com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(com.google.protobuf.ByteString data)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(com.google.protobuf.ByteString data, com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(com.google.protobuf.CodedInputStream input, com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(InputStream input)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(InputStream input, com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(ByteBuffer data)
static Instance	Instance.parseFrom(ByteBuffer data, com.google.protobuf.ExtensionRegistryLite extensionRegistry)

Methods in com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1 that return types with arguments of type Instance

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createInstanceAsync(ClusterName parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createInstanceAsync(CreateInstanceRequest request)	Creates a new Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createInstanceAsync(String parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createInstanceOperationCallable()	Creates a new Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.Builder.createInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to createInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.createInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to createInstance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createSecondaryInstanceAsync(ClusterName parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new SECONDARY Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createSecondaryInstanceAsync(CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest request)	Creates a new SECONDARY Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createSecondaryInstanceAsync(String parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new SECONDARY Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createSecondaryInstanceOperationCallable()	Creates a new SECONDARY Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.Builder.createSecondaryInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to createSecondaryInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.createSecondaryInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to createSecondaryInstance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.failoverInstanceAsync(FailoverInstanceRequest request)	Forces a Failover for a highly available instance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.failoverInstanceAsync(InstanceName name)	Forces a Failover for a highly available instance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.failoverInstanceAsync(String name)	Forces a Failover for a highly available instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.failoverInstanceOperationCallable()	Forces a Failover for a highly available instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.Builder.failoverInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to failoverInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.failoverInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to failoverInstance.
static io.grpc.MethodDescriptor<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	AlloyDBAdminGrpc.getGetInstanceMethod()
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture<Instance>	AlloyDBAdminGrpc.AlloyDBAdminFutureStub.getInstance(GetInstanceRequest request)	Gets details of a single Instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallable<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	AlloyDBAdminClient.getInstanceCallable()	Gets details of a single Instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallSettings.Builder<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.Builder.getInstanceSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to getInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallSettings<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.getInstanceSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to getInstance.
List<Instance>	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder.getInstancesList()	Created instances.
List<Instance>	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.getInstancesList()	Created instances.
List<Instance>	BatchCreateInstancesResponseOrBuilder.getInstancesList()	Created instances.
List<Instance>	ListInstancesResponse.Builder.getInstancesList()	The list of Instance
List<Instance>	ListInstancesResponse.getInstancesList()	The list of Instance
List<Instance>	ListInstancesResponseOrBuilder.getInstancesList()	The list of Instance
com.google.protobuf.Parser<Instance>	Instance.getParserForType()
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.injectFaultAsync(InjectFaultRequest request)	Injects fault in an instance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.injectFaultAsync(InjectFaultRequest.FaultType faultType, InstanceName name)	Injects fault in an instance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.injectFaultAsync(InjectFaultRequest.FaultType faultType, String name)	Injects fault in an instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.injectFaultOperationCallable()	Injects fault in an instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.Builder.injectFaultOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to injectFault.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.injectFaultOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to injectFault.
static com.google.protobuf.Parser<Instance>	Instance.parser()
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.restartInstanceAsync(InstanceName name)	Restart an Instance in a cluster.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.restartInstanceAsync(RestartInstanceRequest request)	Restart an Instance in a cluster.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.restartInstanceAsync(String name)	Restart an Instance in a cluster.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.restartInstanceOperationCallable()	Restart an Instance in a cluster.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.Builder.restartInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to restartInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.restartInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to restartInstance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.updateInstanceAsync(Instance instance, com.google.protobuf.FieldMask updateMask)	Updates the parameters of a single Instance.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.updateInstanceAsync(UpdateInstanceRequest request)	Updates the parameters of a single Instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.updateInstanceOperationCallable()	Updates the parameters of a single Instance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.Builder.updateInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to updateInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminSettings.updateInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to updateInstance.

Methods in com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1 with parameters of type Instance

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder.addInstances(int index, Instance value)	Created instances.
BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder.addInstances(Instance value)	Created instances.
ListInstancesResponse.Builder	ListInstancesResponse.Builder.addInstances(int index, Instance value)	The list of Instance
ListInstancesResponse.Builder	ListInstancesResponse.Builder.addInstances(Instance value)	The list of Instance
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createInstanceAsync(ClusterName parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createInstanceAsync(String parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createSecondaryInstanceAsync(ClusterName parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new SECONDARY Instance in a given project and location.
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.createSecondaryInstanceAsync(String parent, Instance instance, String instanceId)	Creates a new SECONDARY Instance in a given project and location.
Instance.Builder	Instance.Builder.mergeFrom(Instance other)
CreateInstanceRequest.Builder	CreateInstanceRequest.Builder.mergeInstance(Instance value)	Required.
CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest.Builder	CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest.Builder.mergeInstance(Instance value)	Required.
UpdateInstanceRequest.Builder	UpdateInstanceRequest.Builder.mergeInstance(Instance value)	Required.
static Instance.Builder	Instance.newBuilder(Instance prototype)
CreateInstanceRequest.Builder	CreateInstanceRequest.Builder.setInstance(Instance value)	Required.
CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest.Builder	CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest.Builder.setInstance(Instance value)	Required.
UpdateInstanceRequest.Builder	UpdateInstanceRequest.Builder.setInstance(Instance value)	Required.
BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder.setInstances(int index, Instance value)	Created instances.
ListInstancesResponse.Builder	ListInstancesResponse.Builder.setInstances(int index, Instance value)	The list of Instance
com.google.api.gax.longrunning.OperationFuture<Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminClient.updateInstanceAsync(Instance instance, com.google.protobuf.FieldMask updateMask)	Updates the parameters of a single Instance.

Method parameters in com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1 with type arguments of type Instance

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder	BatchCreateInstancesResponse.Builder.addAllInstances(Iterable<? extends Instance> values)	Created instances.
ListInstancesResponse.Builder	ListInstancesResponse.Builder.addAllInstances(Iterable<? extends Instance> values)	The list of Instance
static com.google.api.core.ApiFuture<AlloyDBAdminClient.ListInstancesPagedResponse>	AlloyDBAdminClient.ListInstancesPagedResponse.createAsync(com.google.api.gax.rpc.PageContext<ListInstancesRequest,ListInstancesResponse,Instance> context, com.google.api.core.ApiFuture<ListInstancesResponse> futureResponse)
protected AlloyDBAdminClient.ListInstancesPage	AlloyDBAdminClient.ListInstancesPage.createPage(com.google.api.gax.rpc.PageContext<ListInstancesRequest,ListInstancesResponse,Instance> context, ListInstancesResponse response)
com.google.api.core.ApiFuture<AlloyDBAdminClient.ListInstancesPage>	AlloyDBAdminClient.ListInstancesPage.createPageAsync(com.google.api.gax.rpc.PageContext<ListInstancesRequest,ListInstancesResponse,Instance> context, com.google.api.core.ApiFuture<ListInstancesResponse> futureResponse)
void	AlloyDBAdminGrpc.AlloyDBAdminStub.getInstance(GetInstanceRequest request, io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<Instance> responseObserver)	Gets details of a single Instance.
default void	AlloyDBAdminGrpc.AsyncService.getInstance(GetInstanceRequest request, io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver<Instance> responseObserver)	Gets details of a single Instance.

Uses of Instance in com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1.stub

Methods in com.google.cloud.alloydb.v1.stub that return types with arguments of type Instance

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStub.createInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	GrpcAlloyDBAdminStub.createInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	HttpJsonAlloyDBAdminStub.createInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.Builder.createInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to createInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<CreateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.createInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to createInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStub.createSecondaryInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	GrpcAlloyDBAdminStub.createSecondaryInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	HttpJsonAlloyDBAdminStub.createSecondaryInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.Builder.createSecondaryInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to createSecondaryInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<CreateSecondaryInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.createSecondaryInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to createSecondaryInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStub.failoverInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	GrpcAlloyDBAdminStub.failoverInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	HttpJsonAlloyDBAdminStub.failoverInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.Builder.failoverInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to failoverInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<FailoverInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.failoverInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to failoverInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallable<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	AlloyDBAdminStub.getInstanceCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallable<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	GrpcAlloyDBAdminStub.getInstanceCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallable<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	HttpJsonAlloyDBAdminStub.getInstanceCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallSettings.Builder<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.Builder.getInstanceSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to getInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.UnaryCallSettings<GetInstanceRequest,Instance>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.getInstanceSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to getInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStub.injectFaultOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	GrpcAlloyDBAdminStub.injectFaultOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	HttpJsonAlloyDBAdminStub.injectFaultOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.Builder.injectFaultOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to injectFault.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<InjectFaultRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.injectFaultOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to injectFault.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStub.restartInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	GrpcAlloyDBAdminStub.restartInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	HttpJsonAlloyDBAdminStub.restartInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.Builder.restartInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to restartInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<RestartInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.restartInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to restartInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStub.updateInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	GrpcAlloyDBAdminStub.updateInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallable<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	HttpJsonAlloyDBAdminStub.updateInstanceOperationCallable()
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings.Builder<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.Builder.updateInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to updateInstance.
com.google.api.gax.rpc.OperationCallSettings<UpdateInstanceRequest,Instance,OperationMetadata>	AlloyDBAdminStubSettings.updateInstanceOperationSettings()	Returns the object with the settings used for calls to updateInstance.