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DescriptionAttribute Class

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Specifies a description for a property or event.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.ComponentModel.DescriptionAttribute

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All)> _
Public Class DescriptionAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All)]
public class DescriptionAttribute : Attribute

The DescriptionAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 DescriptionAttribute() Initializes a new instance of the DescriptionAttribute class with no parameters.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 DescriptionAttribute(String) Initializes a new instance of the DescriptionAttribute class with a description.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Description Gets the description stored in this attribute.
Protected propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 DescriptionValue Gets or sets the string stored as the description.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Equals Returns whether the value of the specified object is equal to the current DescriptionAttribute. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

  Name Description
Public fieldStatic memberSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Default Specifies the default value for the DescriptionAttribute, which is an empty string (""). This static field is read-only.

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Remarks

A visual designer can display the specified description when referencing the component member, such as in a Properties window. Call Description to access the value of this attribute.

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Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.