Problem with DescriptionAttribute

[Brad]

I've used the Description attribute throughout assembly classes; class;
methods; enums, etc. My problem is that the descriptions use to show up in
the object browser and now they don't. To confirm I tried a simple test
assem with same problem. So why & help!

Imports System.ComponentModel

<Description("Test component")> _
Public Class Class1
<Description("Test method1")> _
Public Sub Method1()
End Sub
End Class

Using .Net2003 & framework 1.1
Brad

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Brad" <no****@co.lane.or.us> scripsit:

I've used the Description attribute throughout assembly classes; class;
methods; enums, etc. My problem is that the descriptions use to show up in
the object browser and now they don't. To confirm I tried a simple test
assem with same problem. So why & help!

For VB.NET 2002/2003:

My XML Comments FAQ:

VB Commenter
<http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/ide/>
-> section "VB Commenter"

XML Documentation
<http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/vb/>
-> section "XML Documentation"

VBXC - VB.NET XML Commentor
<http://vbxmldoc.tor-erik.net/index.shtml>

NDOC (formerly DOC.NET)
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[Brad]

Thanks for the info on your add-ins. At this time I'm looking for an
explanation as to why the built in attribute is not working.

Brad
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* "Brad" <no****@co.lane.or.us> scripsit:

I've used the Description attribute throughout assembly classes; class;
methods; enums, etc. My problem is that the descriptions use to show up in the object browser and now they don't. To confirm I tried a simple test
assem with same problem. So why & help!
For VB.NET 2002/2003:

My XML Comments FAQ:

VB Commenter
<http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/ide/>
-> section "VB Commenter"

XML Documentation
<http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/vb/>
-> section "XML Documentation"

VBXC - VB.NET XML Commentor
<http://vbxmldoc.tor-erik.net/index.shtml>

NDOC (formerly DOC.NET)
<http://ndoc.sourceforge.net/>

VB.DOC
<http://vb-doc.sourceforge.net/>

<http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/W...id=112b5449-f7
02-46e2-87fa-86bdf39a17dd>
--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Peter Huang]

Hi Brad,

Here is what the MSDN said about DescriptionAttribute Class for
ComponentModel
Specifies a description for a PROPERTY or EVENT.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/cpref/html/
frlrfSystemComponentModelDescriptionAttributeClass Topic.asp

What you see in Object Browser is the summary XML Comments.
It is C#'s feature now.
C# Programmer's Reference
<summary>
<summary>description</summary>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/csref/html/
vclrfsummary.asp

But Visual Basic .NET doesn't support XML Comments in the IDE currently,
but we will in the future. There is an add-in that you can use
today, check it out at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...us/dnvssamp/ht
ml/vbcs_XMLComments.asp
Regards,
Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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