@java.lang.Override
  public com.google.protobuf.ByteString getNextHopRegionBytes() {
    java.lang.Object ref = nextHopRegion_;
    if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
      com.google.protobuf.ByteString b =
          com.google.protobuf.ByteString.copyFromUtf8((java.lang.String) ref);
      nextHopRegion_ = b;
      return b;
    } else {
      return (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
    }
  }
<pre>
Output only. Region containing the next hop of the peering route. This
field only applies to dynamic routes in the peer VPC network.
</pre>

<code>string next_hop_region = 3 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY];</code>

@return The bytes for nextHopRegion.
java-vmwareengine/proto-google-cloud-vmwareengine-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/vmwareengine/v1/PeeringRoute.java