Managed Object - ContainerView

Returned by
CreateContainerView
Extends
ManagedObjectView
See also
ManagedEntity
Since
VI API 2.5


Managed Object Description

A view convenient for monitoring the contents of a single container.

This managed object is particularly useful for UI clients that want to render a list of objects within a specific container.

Properties

Name Type Description
containerManagedObjectReference
to a ManagedEntity

The Folder, Datacenter, ComputeResource or ResourcePool to filter objects by.
recursivexsd:boolean

Whether to include objects from sub-containers, or just immediate children.
type*xsd:string[]

An optional list of types to filter by. If empty, all types are included.
Properties inherited from ManagedObjectView
view
Properties inherited from View
None
*May not be present

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
None
Methods inherited from ManagedObjectView
None
Methods inherited from View
DestroyView