AssemblyInfo.Description Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Source:: AssemblyInfo.vb

Source:: AssemblyInfo.vb

Source:: AssemblyInfo.vb

Important

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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

String

A String containing the description associated with the application.

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

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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