REST API - element

element_value

The element_value structure describes the value of the metadata element.

Representations:

JSON
XML

{
    "list_value": [
        "string",
        "string"
    ],
    "long_value": 10,
    "string_value": "string",
    "structure_id": "obj-103",
    "structure_ids": [
        "obj-103",
        "obj-103"
    ],
    "type": "LONG"
}

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:ElementValue xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vapi/metadata/metamodel" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <long_value>10</long_value>
  <list_value-array>
    <array-item>string</array-item>
    <array-item>string</array-item>
  </list_value-array>
  <structure_id>obj-103</structure_id>
  <structure_ids-array>
    <array-item>obj-103</array-item>
    <array-item>obj-103</array-item>
  </structure_ids-array>
  <string_value>string</string_value>
  <type>LONG</type>
</ns0:ElementValue>

Attributes:

Name	Type	Required	Description
type *	com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel.element_value.type	Yes	Type of the value. The `type` enumerated type defines the valid types for values in metadata elements. Values 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.
long_value	long	No. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is LONG.	Long value of the metadata element. Required if type has value LONG.
string_value	string	No. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRING.	String value of the metadata element. Required if type has value STRING.
list_value	List<string>	No. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRING_LIST.	List of strings value of the metadata element. Required if type has value STRING_LIST.
structure_id	ID	No. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRUCTURE_REFERENCE.	Identifier of the structure element. Required if type has value STRUCTURE_REFERENCE. Id of type com.vmware.vapi.structure.
structure_ids	List<ID>	No. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `type` is STRUCTURE_REFERENCE_LIST.	List of identifiers of the structure elements. Required if type has value STRUCTURE_REFERENCE_LIST. Id of type com.vmware.vapi.structure.

com.vmware.vapi.metadata.metamodel

element_value