StartSpanOptions (Azure SDK for Java Reference Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- com.azure.core.util.tracing.StartSpanOptions

```
public final class StartSpanOptions
extends Object
```
Represents span options that are available before span starts and describe it.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StartSpanOptions(SpanKind kind)
Describes span with given name and kind

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Map<String,Object>`	`getAttributes()`	Gets all attributes on span that should be set before span is started.
`SpanKind`	`getSpanKind()`	Gets span kind.
`StartSpanOptions`	`setAttribute(String key, Object value)`	Sets attribute on span before its started.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - StartSpanOptions
```
public StartSpanOptions(SpanKind kind)
```
    Describes span with given name and kind
    
    Parameters:
    
    kind - The kind of the span to be created.
- Method Detail
  - setAttribute
```
public StartSpanOptions setAttribute(String key,
                                     Object value)
```
    Sets attribute on span before its started. Such attributes may affect sampling decision.
    Parameters:
    
    key - attribute key.
    
    value - attribute value. Note that underlying tracer implementations limit supported value types:
    
    String
    
    int
    
    double
    
    boolean
    
    long
    
    Arrays of the above
    
    Returns:
    
    this instance for chaining.
  - getSpanKind
```
public SpanKind getSpanKind()
```
    Gets span kind.
    
    Returns:
    
    span kind.
  - getAttributes
```
public Map<String,Object> getAttributes()
```
    Gets all attributes on span that should be set before span is started.
    
    Returns:
    
    attributes to be set on span and used for sampling.