@java.lang.Override
    public com.google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.BatchOperationMetadata.State getState() {
      com.google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.BatchOperationMetadata.State result =
          com.google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.BatchOperationMetadata.State.forNumber(state_);
      return result == null
          ? com.google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.BatchOperationMetadata.State.UNRECOGNIZED
          : result;
    }
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The state of a long running operation.
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<code>.google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.BatchOperationMetadata.State state = 1;</code>

@return The state.
java-talent/proto-google-cloud-talent-v4beta1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/talent/v4beta1/BatchOperationMetadata.java