public boolean hasMetadata() {
      return ((bitField0_ & 0x00020000) != 0);
    }
<pre>
Metadata regarding this request.
</pre>

<code>.google.cloud.speech.v1.RecognitionMetadata metadata = 9;</code>

@return Whether the metadata field is set.
java-speech/proto-google-cloud-speech-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/speech/v1/RecognitionConfig.java