BarItem.Description Property

Gets or sets the bar item’s description. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Bars

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public string Description { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property Description As String

Property Value

Type	Description
String	A string that specifies the bar item’s description.

Remarks

The item’s description is displayed:

• at the bottom of the Commands tab in the Customization Window when the item is selected in this tab.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

wpf-create-a-ribboncontrol/CS/RibbonControl_Ex/MainWindow.xaml#L119

LargeGlyph="{dxc:DXImage Image=New_32x32.png}"
Description="Creates a new document."
Hint="Creates a blank document."

how-to-customize-bars-and-items-at-runtime-and-serialize-the-layout-into-a-file-t325246/VB/CustomizationAndSerialization/MainWindow.xaml#L29

<dxb:Bar.Items>
    <dxb:BarButtonItem Content="Save" ItemClick="OnSaveBarManagerLayout" CategoryName="serializationCategory" Description="Saves layout of bars"/>
    <dxb:BarButtonItem Content="Load" ItemClick="OnLoadBarManagerLayout" CategoryName="serializationCategory" Description="Restores layout of bars"/>

how-to-bind-a-property-inside-the-barstaticitemcontenttemplate-to-a-viewmodel-property-e2567/VB/RibbonControl_Ex/MainWindow.xaml#L18

LargeGlyph="pack://application:,,,/Images/new-32x32.png"
Description="New blank document."
Hint="New blank document."