My.Application.Info.Description Property 

Gets the description associated with the application.

' Usage
Dim value As String = My.Application.Info.Description
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Description As String

Return Value

A String containing the description associated with the application.

Exceptions

The following condition can cause an exception:

• The assembly does not have an AssemblyDescriptionAttribute (InvalidOperationException).

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. For more information, see How to: Specify Assembly Information.

Example

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

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

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices

Class: AssemblyInfo

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

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

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Specify Assembly Information

Reference

My.Application.Info Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.AssemblyInfo.Description