3.20.4.9 IUpdate::Description (Opnum 16)

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The IUpdate::Description (opnum 16) method retrieves the localized description for the update.

 HRESULT Description(
   [out, retval] BSTR* retval
 );

retval: A localized description of the update. If there is no description of the update, this MUST be set to NULL or the empty string.

Return Values: The method MUST return information in an HRESULT data structure. The severity bit in the structure identifies the following conditions:

  • If the severity bit is set to 0, the method completed successfully.

  • If the severity bit is set to 1, the method failed and encountered a fatal error.

Exceptions Thrown: No exceptions are thrown beyond those thrown by the underlying RPC protocol [MS-RPCE].

The server SHOULD return the value of the Description ADM element.