# Data Object - ElementDescription(vim.ElementDescription)

Property of
  AlarmDescription, AuthorizationDescription, ChoiceOption, DpuStatusInfoOperationalInfo, EnumDescription, EventArgDesc, EventDescription, HostHardwareElementInfo, HostNumericSensorInfo, HostPathSelectionPolicyOption, HostStorageArrayTypePolicyOption, HostSystemIdentificationInfo, PerfCounterInfo, PerformanceDescription, ScheduledTaskDescription, TaskDescription, VirtualMachineDvxClassInfo
Extended by
  EVCMode, ExtendedElementDescription, FeatureEVCMode, OptionDef
Extends
  Description
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

Static strings used for describing an object model string or enumeration.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
key | xsd:string | Enumeration or literal ID being described.
Properties inherited from Description
label, summary
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="ElementDescription"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:Description"> <sequence> <element name="key" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>