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AssemblyInfo.Description Property

Definition

Gets the description associated with the application.

public:
 property System::String ^ Description { System::String ^ get(); };
public string Description { get; }
member this.Description : string
Public ReadOnly Property Description As String

Property Value

A String containing the description associated with the application.

Exceptions

The assembly does not have an AssemblyDescriptionAttribute attribute.

Examples

This example uses the My.Application.Info.Description property to display the description associated with the application.

MsgBox("Application description: " & My.Application.Info.Description)

Remarks

The My.Application.Info.Description property gets the description associated with the application.

You can change the description by changing the value for Description in the Assembly Information dialog box, accessible from the Application pane of the Project Designer.

Availability by Project Type

Project type Available
Windows Forms Application Yes
Class Library Yes
Console Application Yes
Windows Forms Control Library Yes
Web Control Library No
Windows Service Yes
Web Site No

Applies to

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