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Declarations.GetDescription Method

When implemented in a derived class, gets a description of the specified item.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package
Assemblies:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.9.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.9.0.dll)
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.dll)
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.11.0.dll)
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.10.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.10.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function GetDescription ( _
    index As Integer _
) As String
public abstract string GetDescription(
    int index
)
public:
virtual String^ GetDescription(
    int index
) abstract
abstract GetDescription : 
        index:int -> string
public abstract function GetDescription(
    index : int
) : String

Parameters

  • index
    Type: System.Int32

    [in] The index of the item for which to get the description.

Return Value

Type: System.String
If successful, returns the description; otherwise, returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

If an item does not contain a description, an empty string can be returned. A description can be obtained from the source during the parsing operation, typically from a comment before or after the parsed item. Sometimes the description can simply be the type of the declaration; for example, an integer variable could have a description of simply "integer" or "int".

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See Also

Reference

Declarations Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package Namespace