Reference.Description Property
Definition
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Gets a text description of the reference. Read-only.
public:
property System::String ^ Description { System::String ^ get(); };
public:
property Platform::String ^ Description { Platform::String ^ get(); };
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)]
public string Description { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)] get; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(9)>]
member this.Description : string
Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
Property Value
For a Reference object, the return value depends on the reference type.Reference TypeValue ReturnedAssemblyAssembly description.COMType library description.
- Attributes
Examples
See the example in Reference.
Remarks
The Description property and Name of a reference differ in purpose and length. The Name
property, for example, System.Windows.Forms, is meant to be descriptive yet short. The Description property may be longer and contain more detailed information. It has the same function as a COM type library description.
The Description property is stored as a custom attribute in the assembly. This is unlike most other properties exposed by the Reference object, which are stored in the metadata.
This read-only property may be changed in the development environment by editing the custom attributes in the AssemblyInfo.vb file (for Visual Basic projects) or the AssemblyInfo.cs file (C# projects).