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IWebPart::Description Property

Gets or sets a brief phrase that summarizes what a control does, for use in ToolTips and catalogs of WebPart controls.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

property String^ Description {
	String^ get ();
	void set (String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String
A string that briefly summarizes the control's functionality. The default value is an empty string ("").

The Description property value is typically used as a descriptive string for a control in catalogs that provide lists of WebPart controls, and as a ToolTip in a control's title bar. The content of the property appears in a ToolTip when a user positions the mouse pointer over the title text in a control's title bar.

The following code example demonstrates declarative and programmatic use of the Description property. The complete source code for the example is found in the Example section of the IWebPart class overview.

The first part of the code example shows how the user control implements the Description property.

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The second part of the code example demonstrates the method in the user control that programmatically sets the value of the Description property when a user selects the appropriate property name from the radio buttons on the page, sets a new value in the text box, and then clicks the Update button.

Security noteSecurity Note

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

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The third part of the code example shows how the user control that implements the IWebPart interface is referenced in a WebPartZone control, and how the Description property is set declaratively on the control. Note that you can see the value of this property by positioning your mouse pointer over the title text in the control's title bar, after you have loaded the page in a browser. You can also experiment with changing the property value programmatically at run time by loading the Web page and using the provided user interface (UI) to change the property value.

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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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