vSphere Client SDK API Documentation : version 5.5.0.1300321

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Interface ObjectModelProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:
ReflectionObjectModelProvider

public interface ObjectModelProvider

Provides information on types and their relationships.


Method Summary
 String getImmediateSuperType(String type)
          Returns the immediate supertype of the type.
 String[] getSuperTypes(String type)
          Returns all supertypes of the type.
 

Method Detail

getSuperTypes

String[] getSuperTypes(String type)
Returns all supertypes of the type. Return value includes immediate supertypes and all nested supertypes within the type hierarchy supported by this provider.

If type foo extends bar, then returns bar and all supertypes of bar.

Parameters:
type - A type name.

getImmediateSuperType

String getImmediateSuperType(String type)
Returns the immediate supertype of the type. If a type hierarchy does not support this concept then it should return a null value.

Parameters:
type - A type name.

vSphere Client SDK API Documentation : version 5.5.0.1300321

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