.NET Example of Updating a Tag Description

This example is based on code in the TaggingWorkflow.cs sample file.

This example adds timestamp in a tag description to identify when a resource was last reconfigured. The tag description is updated with the timestamp after the resources is reconfigured.

This example is based on the information that is provided in Updating a Tag.

Note: For a complete and up-to-date version of the sample code, see the vSphere Automation SDK .NET samples at GitHub.

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// Format current time.
String newDescription = String.format(“Server tag updated at ({0}).”, DateTime.Now);
 
// Create update spec ta change Description field.
TagTypes.UpdateSpec updateSpec = new TagTypes.UpdateSpec();
updateSpec.SetDescription(newDescription);
 
// Apply update spec to tag.
var tagStub = myStubFactory.CreateStub<Tag>(myStubConfiguration);
tagStub.Update(myTagId, updateSpec);