# Data Object - ProfileExpression(vim.profile.Expression)

Property of
  ComplianceProfile
Extended by
  ProfileCompositeExpression, ProfileSimpleExpression
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
displayName | xsd:string | User visible display name
id | xsd:string | Identifier of this expression. The id has to be unique within a Profile. The id can be used as a key while building composite expressions.
negated | xsd:boolean | Flag indicating if the condition of the expression should be negated. e.g: conditions like VSwitch0 has vmnic0 connected to it can be turned into VSwitch0 doesn't have vmnic0 connected to it.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vim25="urn:vim25" name="ProfileExpression"> <complexContent> <extension base="vim25:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="id" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="displayName" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="negated" type="xsd:boolean"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>