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IGpDispatch.Describe Method (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
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IGpDispatch.Describe Method

Returns a descriptor object describing the properties of the specified data element.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Describe ( _
    ByRef pInputValue As Object, _
    [ByRef DataType As Object] _
) As Object

[C#]
public object Describe (
    ref object pInputValue,
    ref object DataType
);
[C#]

Optional Values

DataType   To indicate that this parameter is undefined, first define a variable object Missing=Type.Missing; then pass this in as ref Missing. 
[C++]
HRESULT Describe(
  VARIANT* pInputValue,
  VARIANT* DataType,
  IDispatch** ppDescribe
);

[C++]

Parameters
pInputValue [in]
  pInputValue is a parameter of type VARIANT
DataType [optional]
  DataType is a parameter of type VARIANT

  To indicate this parameter is undefined pass a reference to a VARIANT with type VT_ERROR and scode value of DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND.
ppDescribe [out, retval]
  ppDescribe is a parameter of type IDispatch*

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

See Also

IGpDispatch Interface