Managed Object - PropertyFilter

Property of: PropertyCollector, PropertyFilterUpdate
Returned by: CreateFilter
See also: PropertyFilterSpec

Managed Object Description

The Filter managed object type defines a filter that controls the properties a collector retrieves and observes for changes. Filters are subordinate objects; they are part of the PropertyCollector and do not have independent lifetimes. A client cannot access a filter without the property collector that was used to create it.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
partialUpdates	xsd:boolean	Flag to indicate if a change to a nested property reports only the nested change or the entire specified property value. If the value is true, a change reports only the nested property. If the value is false, a change reports the enclosing property named in the filter.
spec	PropertyFilterSpec	Specifications for this filter.

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
DestroyPropertyFilter

DestroyPropertyFilter

Destroys this filter.

This operation can be called explicitly, or it can take place implicitly when the property collector that created the filter is destroyed.

Required Privileges: None

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the PropertyFilter used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
None

Faults

Type	Description
RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Show WSDL type definition

         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="DestroyPropertyFilter">
            <complexType>
               <sequence>
                  <element name="_this" type="vim2:ManagedObjectReference"/>
               </sequence>
            </complexType>
         </element>
         <element xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" name="DestroyPropertyFilterResponse">
            <complexType/>
         </element>