public Long getStart() {
        return this.start;
    }
<p>
Specifies the offset of the first search hit you want to return. Note that the result set is zero-based; the
first result is at index 0. You can specify either the <code>start</code> or <code>cursor</code> parameter in a
request, they are mutually exclusive.
</p>
<p>
For more information, see <a
href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/paginating-results.html">Paginating
Results</a> in the <i>Amazon CloudSearch Developer Guide</i>.
</p>

@return Specifies the offset of the first search hit you want to return. Note that the result set is zero-based;
        the first result is at index 0. You can specify either the <code>start</code> or <code>cursor</code>
        parameter in a request, they are mutually exclusive. </p>
        <p>
        For more information, see <a
        href="http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/paginating-results.html">Paginating
        Results</a> in the <i>Amazon CloudSearch Developer Guide</i>.
aws-java-sdk-cloudsearch/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/cloudsearchdomain/model/SearchRequest.java