DisplayAttribute.GetDescription Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations

Assembly:: System.ComponentModel.Annotations.dll

Assemblies:: System.ComponentModel.Annotations.dll, System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll

Assembly:: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll

Package:: System.ComponentModel.Annotations v5.0.0

Source:: DisplayAttribute.cs

Source:: DisplayAttribute.cs

Source:: DisplayAttribute.cs

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Returns the value of the Description property.

public:
 System::String ^ GetDescription();

public string GetDescription ();

public string? GetDescription ();

member this.GetDescription : unit -> string

Public Function GetDescription () As String

Returns

String

The localized description, if the ResourceType has been specified and the Description property represents a resource key; otherwise, the non-localized value of the Description property.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The ResourceType property and the Description property are initialized, but a public static property that has a name that matches the Description value could not be found for the ResourceType property.

Remarks

The Description property is typically used as a tooltip for the property that is annotated with this attribute.

Applies to

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