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11/18/2011

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
	DescriptionAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the DescriptionAttribute class with no parameters.
	DescriptionAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of the DescriptionAttribute class with a description.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Description	Gets the description stored in this attribute.
	DescriptionValue	Gets or sets the string stored as the description.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Returns whether the value of the specified object is equal to the current DescriptionAttribute. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
	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.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	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.

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