Part.Description Property

Note: This property is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

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

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

[LocalizableAttribute(true)] 
public:
virtual property String^ Description {
	String^ get ();
	void set (String^ value);
}
/** @property */
public String get_Description ()

/** @property */
public void set_Description (String value)

public function get Description () : String

public function set Description (value : String)

Property Value

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

The Description property is typically a string that is used in catalogs that provide lists of part controls, and as a ToolTip in the part control's title bar. The content of the Description appears in a ToolTip when you position your mouse pointer over the title text in a part control's title bar. The ToolTip text is created from the value of the DisplayTitle property, followed by a hyphen, followed by the Description property value.

The value of this property, when set, can be saved automatically to a resource file by using a designer tool. For more information, see LocalizableAttribute and ASP.NET Globalization and Localization.

Notes to Inheritors Derived classes such as WebPart can override Description to enable user personalization of the control's description.

The following code example illustrates the declarative use of the Description property in a part control. This example requires the custom WebPart control TextDisplayWebPart, which can be found in the Example section of the Part class summary.

After you load the page in a browser, if you position your mouse pointer over the title text of the first control instance, the description text appears in a ToolTip.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.
<%@ page language="VJ#" %>
<%@ register tagprefix="aspSample" 
             Namespace="Samples.AspNet.JSL.Controls" 
             Assembly="TextDisplayWebPartJSL" %>

<html>
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
</head>
<body>
  <form id="Form1" runat="server">
    <asp:webpartmanager id="WebPartManager1" runat="server" />
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone1"
      runat="server"
      backcolor="#99cccc">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" forecolor="#ffffff" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px" 
          borderstyle="Solid" 
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart" 
            Description="A text content WebPart control."
            ChromeType="TitleAndBorder"
            width="350px" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
    <asp:webpartzone
      id="WebPartZone2"
      runat="server"
      backcolor="#99cccc">
        <parttitlestyle font-bold="true" forecolor="#ffffff" />
        <partstyle
          borderwidth="1px" 
          borderstyle="Solid" 
          bordercolor="#81AAF2" />
        <zonetemplate>
          <aspSample:TextDisplayWebPart 
            runat="server"   
            id="textwebpart2" 
            title = "Text Content WebPart 2" 
            Description="A text content WebPart control."
            ChromeType="TitleOnly"
            ChromeState="Minimized"
            width="350px" />
        </zonetemplate>
    </asp:webpartzone>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

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