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}
else {
System.out.println("Found nothing");
}
According to the query syntax defined by the vCenter Server plug-in, setting the query parameter to
null returns the list of all of the objects of the type specified by the first parameter. The preceding code
example performs the following tasks.
n
Gets the list of any VC:VirtualMachine objects in the library.
n
Calls the QueryResult object's getTotalCount operation to obtain the total number of
VC:VirtualMachine objects found and print the value.
n
Calls the QueryResult object's getElements operation to obtain the details of the objects found as an
array of FinderResult objects.
n
Passes the array of FinderResult objects to the internal method displayFinderResult, which
extracts the information.
2 Extract the results from a FinderResult object.
To show, interpret, or process the results in the FinderResult objects that the find operation returns,
you must convey these results to the Web service application.
The following example shows how to extract the results returned in a FinderResult object.
public static void displayFinderResult(FinderResult finderResult) {
if (finderResult != null) {
System.out.println("Finder result is of type '"
+ finderResult.getType()
+ "', id '" + finderResult.getId()
+ "' and uri '"
+ finderResult.getDunesUri() + "'");
System.out.println("And has properties :");
Property[] props = finderResult.getProperties();
if (props != null) {
for (int ii = 0; ii < props.length; ii++) {
System.out.println("\t" + props[ii].getName() + "="
+ props[ii].getValue());
}
}
}
The example defines an internal method, displayFinderResult, which takes a FinderResult object and
obtains and shows its type, ID, the URI at which it is located, and its properties. You can use the URI to
set arguments when starting or answering workflows. The getType, getId, getProperties and
getDunesUri methods are defined by the FinderResult object.
You found objects in the Orchestrator server that the Web service client can access and run workflows upon.
What to do next
Implement Web service operations in the client application to find workflows in the Orchestrator server.
Find Objects by Using the findForId Operation
You can use the findForId operation to find an object if you know a specific object's unique ID.
To use findForId, you match a specific type of object to its identifier.
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