java.lang.Object
- io.opentelemetry.sdk.resources.Resource

```
@Immutable
public abstract class Resource
extends Object
```
Resource represents a resource, which capture identifying information about the entities for which signals (stats or traces) are reported.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Resource`	`create(io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes attributes)`	Returns a `Resource`.
`static Resource`	`empty()`	Returns an empty `Resource`.
`abstract io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes`	`getAttributes()`	Returns a map of attributes that describe the resource.
`static Resource`	`getDefault()`	Returns the default `Resource`.
`abstract int`	`hashCode()`
`Resource`	`merge(Resource other)`	Returns a new, merged `Resource` by merging the current `Resource` with the `other` `Resource`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getDefault
```
public static Resource getDefault()
```
    Returns the default Resource. This resource contains the default attributes provided by the SDK.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Resource.
  - empty
```
public static Resource empty()
```
    Returns an empty Resource. When creating a Resource, it is strongly recommended to start with getDefault() instead of this method to include SDK required attributes.
    
    Returns:
    
    an empty Resource.
  - create
```
public static Resource create(io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes attributes)
```
    Returns a Resource.
    
    Parameters:
    
    attributes - a map of attributes that describe the resource.
    
    Returns:
    
    a Resource.
    
    Throws:
    
    NullPointerException - if attributes is null.
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if attribute key or attribute value is not a valid printable ASCII string or exceed MAX_LENGTH characters.
  - getAttributes
```
public abstract io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes getAttributes()
```
    Returns a map of attributes that describe the resource.
    
    Returns:
    
    a map of attributes.
  - hashCode
```
@Memoized
public abstract int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - merge
```
public Resource merge(@Nullable
                      Resource other)
```
    Returns a new, merged Resource by merging the current Resource with the other Resource. In case of a collision, the "other" Resource takes precedence.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other - the Resource that will be merged with this.
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly merged Resource.

Class Resource

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

getDefault

empty

create

getAttributes

hashCode

merge