// of only using full type type information, this is a future possibility.
  //
  // Note that map_dtype_to_child_of_tensor() from core/framework/types.h
  // can be used to set a FullTypeDef based on dtype in a derived class if
  // appropriate.
  virtual tensorflow::FullTypeDef FullType() const = 0;

  // The default debug string includes a shape, dtype and FullType.
  // Implementations are free to override it with something more informative.