REST API - element

vapi metadata metamodel: element value

The element_value structure describes the value of the metadata element.

Representation:

JSON

{
    "list_value" : [
        "string",
        "string"
    ],
    "string_value" : "string",
    "structure_id" : "obj-103",
    "type" : "LONG",
    "structure_ids" : [
        "obj-103",
        "obj-103"
    ],
    "long_value" : 1
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Required
type	string	Type of the value. Defines the valid types for values in metadata elements. Value is one of: LONG: Indicates the type of the value is a long (64 bit signed integer). STRING: Indicates the type of the value is a string (a variable length sequence of characters). The encoding is UTF-8. STRING_LIST: Indicates the type of the value is a list of strings. STRUCTURE_REFERENCE: Indicates the type of the value is an identifier for a structure element. STRUCTURE_REFERENCE_LIST: Indicates the type of the value is a list of identifiers for a structure element.
Optional
long_value	long	Long value of the metadata element. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value LONG. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is LONG.
string_value	string	String value of the metadata element. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value STRING. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRING.
list_value	string[]	List of strings value of the metadata element. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value STRING_LIST. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRING_LIST.
structure_id	string	Identifier of the structure element. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value STRUCTURE_REFERENCE. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRUCTURE_REFERENCE.When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.structure`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will be an identifier for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.structure`.
structure_ids	string[]	List of identifiers of the structure elements. Optional. It is only relevant when type has value STRUCTURE_REFERENCE_LIST. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRUCTURE_REFERENCE_LIST.When clients pass a value of this structure as a parameter, the field must contain identifiers for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.structure`. When operations return a value of this structure as a result, the field will contain identifiers for the resource type: `com.vmware.vapi.structure`.