public java.lang.String getOutcomeNotes() {
    java.lang.Object ref = outcomeNotes_;
    if (ref instanceof java.lang.String) {
      return (java.lang.String) ref;
    } else {
      com.google.protobuf.ByteString bs = (com.google.protobuf.ByteString) ref;
      java.lang.String s = bs.toStringUtf8();
      outcomeNotes_ = s;
      return s;
    }
  }
public java . lang . String getOutcomeNotes ( ) { java . lang . Object ref = outcomeNotes_ ; if ( ref instanceof java . lang . String ) { return ( java . lang . String ) ref ; } else { com . google . protobuf . ByteString bs = ( com . google . protobuf . ByteString ) ref ; java . lang . String s = bs . toStringUtf8 ( ) ; outcomeNotes_ = s ; return s ; } }
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Required.
User entered or selected outcome reason. The API does an exact match on the
[Application.outcome_notes][google.cloud.talent.v4beta1.Application.outcome_notes] in profiles.
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<code>string outcome_notes = 1;</code>