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ValueDescriptionAttribute Class

Provides a custom value description for use in the usage help for an argument created from a constructor parameter.
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  SystemAttribute
    Ookii.CommandLineValueDescriptionAttribute

Namespace:  Ookii.CommandLine
Assembly:  Ookii.CommandLine (in Ookii.CommandLine.dll) Version: 2.3.0
Syntax
public sealed class ValueDescriptionAttribute : Attribute

The ValueDescriptionAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public methodValueDescriptionAttribute
Initializes a new instance of the ValueDescriptionAttribute class.
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyTypeId (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public propertyValueDescription
Gets the custom value description.
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Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodEquals (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public methodGetHashCode (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public methodGetType (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodIsDefaultAttribute (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public methodMatch (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public methodToString (Inherited from Object.)
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Remarks

The value description is a short (typically one word) description that indicates the type of value that the user should supply. By default the type of the parameter is used. If the type is an array type, the array's element type is used. If the type is a nullable type, the nullable type's underlying type is used.

The value description is used when printing usage. For example, the usage for an argument named Sample with a value description of String would look like "-Sample <String>".

Note Note
This is not the long description used to describe the purpose of the argument. That should be specified using the DescriptionAttribute attribute.
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