Accessing Property Values

Each property is defined as a specific data type and can be one of the following.

Table 1. Property Overview

Property	Example
Simple data type, such as a string, Boolean, numeric, or dateTime.	The ManagedEntity managed object has a name property of type string.
Array of simple data types or data objects.	A HostSystem managed object contains an array of virtual machines that are hosted by the corresponding physical machine.
Enumeration (enum) of predefined values. The values can be a collection of simple data types or data objects.	A virtual machine's power state can be a poweredOn, poweredOff, or suspended string value.
Complex data type called data object (part of the vSphere object model).	AboutInfo, Action, and ServiceContent are all data objects.