# Data Object - EventFilterSpecByTime(vim.event.EventFilterSpec.ByTime)

Property of
  EventFilterSpec
Extends
  DynamicData

## Data Object Description

This option specifies a time range used to filter event history.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
beginTime* | xsd:dateTime | The beginning of the time range. If this property is not set, then events are collected from the earliest time in the database.
endTime* | xsd:dateTime | The end of the time range. If this property is not specified, then events are collected up to the latest time in the database.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="EventFilterSpecByTime"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="beginTime" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="endTime" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>