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This method returns a textual description of the error.

Syntax 

HRESULT GetDescription( 
  BSTR* 
pBstrDescription 
);

Parameters

pBstrDescription

[out] Pointer to a Unicode string that describes the error.

Return Value

If the method succeeds, the return value is S_OK.

Remarks

The text is returned in the language specified by the locale identifier (LCID) that was passed to IDispatch::Invokefor the method that encountered the error.

Requirements

Header oaidl.h, oaidl.idl
Library oleaut32.lib, uuid.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE 2.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also