Emit scalar field with default value.

[Rupleena Chhabra]

Hi,

Proto3 specification for Protocol buffer states that if a scalar message field is set to its default value, the value will not be serialized on the wire. 

However, in case we have a scalar field set to default value, e.g. an int32 message field with value set as 0, Is there a way to emit it with default value in Java?

Thanks!

Rupleena

[Penn (Dapeng) Zhang]

I may not understand you question correctly. As long as you use proto3, there is no way to emit the default value as some bytes on the wire.