Java Example of Creating a Tag Category

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

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

The category create() function returns an identifier that you use when you create a tag for that category. The empty set for the associable types indicates that any object type can be associated with a tag in this category.

Note: For a complete and up-to-date version of the Java sample code, see the vsphere-automation-sdk-java VMware repository at GitHub.

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Category categoryStub = myStubFactory.createStub(Category.class,
                                                 myStubConfiguration);
 
// Set up a tag category create spec.
CategoryTypes.CreateSpec createSpec = new CategoryTypes.CreateSpec();
createSpec.setName(“favorites”);
createSpec.setDescription(“My favorite virtual machines.”);
createSpec.setCardinality(CategoryModel.Cardinality.MULTIPLE);
Set<String> associableTypes = new HashSet<String>();
createSpec.setAssociableTypes(associableTypes);
 
String newCategoryId = categoryStub.create(createSpec);