# Fault - InvalidType(vmodl.fault.InvalidType)

Thrown by
  AssociateProfile, CreateFilter, LookupVmOverheadMemory, RetrieveProperties, RetrievePropertiesEx, VsanRetrieveProperties
Extends
  InvalidRequest

## Fault Description

InvalidType is thrown when a managed object request refers to an unexpected or unknown type.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
argument* | xsd:string | Name of the argument that was malformed.
Properties inherited from InvalidRequest
None
Properties inherited from RuntimeFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

*May not be present
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="InvalidType"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:InvalidRequest"> <sequence> <element name="argument" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>