# Data Object - GeneralEvent(vim.event.GeneralEvent)

Extended by
  ExtendedEvent, GeneralHostErrorEvent, GeneralHostInfoEvent, GeneralHostWarningEvent, GeneralUserEvent, GeneralVmErrorEvent, GeneralVmInfoEvent, GeneralVmWarningEvent
Extends
  Event
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

These are general events.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
message | xsd:string | A short form of the message string, not localized.
Properties inherited from Event
chainId, changeTag, computeResource, createdTime, datacenter, ds, dvs, fullFormattedMessage, host, key, net, userName, vm
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

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