AscomDriverDescription Property

Returns a description of the device, such as manufacturer and model number. Any ASCII characters may be used.

Namespace: ASCOM.DriverAccess
Assembly: ASCOM.DriverAccess (in ASCOM.DriverAccess.dll) Version: 3351c4f3fa64146a7efd5b51ed4591e32a0a5484

Syntax

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public string Description { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
	Get

public:
virtual property String^ Description {
	String^ get () sealed;
}

Property Value

Type: String
The description.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotConnectedException	If the device is not connected
DriverException	An error occurred that is not described by one of the more specific ASCOM exceptions. The device did not successfully complete the request.

Remarks

Must be implemented, must not throw a PropertyNotImplementedException.

The description length must be a maximum of 64 characters so that it can be used in FITS image headers, which are limited to 80 characters including the header name.

Reference

AscomDriver Class

ASCOM.DriverAccess Namespace

AscomDriverAddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LSTF485A77B_0?cpp=::|nu=.");Description Property

Property Value

Reference

AscomDriverDescription Property