public java.lang.String getMethod() {
      java.lang.Object ref = method_;
      if (!(ref instanceof java.lang.String)) {
        com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
        java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
        method_ = s;
        return s;
      } else {
        return (java.lang.String) ref;
      }
    }
<pre>
Output only. Method that initiated the operation e.g.
google.cloud.vpcaccess.v1.Connectors.CreateConnector.
</pre>

<code>string method = 1 [(.google.api.field_behavior) = OUTPUT_ONLY];</code>

@return The method.
java-vpcaccess/proto-google-cloud-vpcaccess-v1/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/vpcaccess/v1/OperationMetadata.java