FileVersionInfo.FileDescription Property

Definition

Gets the description of the file.

public:
 property System::String ^ FileDescription { System::String ^ get(); };
public string? FileDescription { get; }
public string FileDescription { get; }
member this.FileDescription : string
Public ReadOnly Property FileDescription As String

Property Value

The description of the file or null if the file did not contain version information.

Examples

The following example calls GetVersionInfo to get the FileVersionInfo for the Notepad. Then it prints the FileDescription in a text box. This code assumes textBox1 has been instantiated.

private:
    void GetFileDescription()
    {
        // Get the file version for the notepad.
        FileVersionInfo^ myFileVersionInfo =
        FileVersionInfo::GetVersionInfo( Environment::SystemDirectory + "\\Notepad.exe" );

        // Print the file description.
        textBox1->Text = String::Concat( "File description: ", myFileVersionInfo->FileDescription );
    }
private void GetFileDescription()
{
    // Get the file version for the notepad.
    FileVersionInfo myFileVersionInfo =
        FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Environment.SystemDirectory + "\\Notepad.exe");

    // Print the file description.
    textBox1.Text = "File description: " + myFileVersionInfo.FileDescription;
}
Private Sub GetFileDescription()
    ' Get the file version for the notepad.
    Dim myFileVersionInfo As FileVersionInfo = _
        FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(Environment.SystemDirectory + "\Notepad.exe")
    
    ' Print the file description.
    textBox1.Text = "File description: " & myFileVersionInfo.FileDescription
End Sub

Applies to