// 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.
  virtual std::string DebugString() const;

  AbstractTensorHandleKind getKind() const { return kind_; }

 private:
  const AbstractTensorHandleKind kind_;
};