IWebPart::Description Property
Gets or sets a brief phrase that summarizes what a control does, for use in ToolTips and catalogs of WebPart controls.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Property Value
Type: System::StringA 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.
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.
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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. |
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.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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