Description

@Description annotation, indicates that the member should have a VB_Description attribute to provide a docstring. Use the quick-fixes to "Rubberduck Opportunities" code inspections to synchronize annotations and attributes.

New This feature is currently only available in pre-release builds (or the xmldoc asset doesn’t yet exist on main!).

Parameters
NameTypeDescription
DocStringText This string literal parameter does not support expressions and/or multiline inputs. The string literal is used as-is as the value of the hidden member attribute.
Remarks

This documentation string appears in the VBE's own Object Browser, as well as in various Rubberduck UI elements.

Examples

Each example is a self-contained MCVE showing the feature in a single specific scenario.

Standard Module
Named Module1 by default, these are general-purpose standard procedural modules.
Class Module
Named Class1 by default, these modules define the default interface for an object of that type.
Predeclared Class
A class module with its VB_PredeclaredId attribute set to True (with or without a @PredeclaredId annotation).
Interface Module
Abstract interfaces are class modules (with or without an @Interface annotation) whose default interface is not a class type intended to be instantiated.
UserForm Module
A predeclared class with a design-time visual designer using the MSForms UI framework.
Document Module
Owned by the host application, these class modules belong to the host document and may handle various events fired by the host application.

Class1 (code pane)

Option Explicit
'@Description("Does something")
Public Sub DoSomething()
End Sub

Class1 (synchronized, hidden attributes shown)

Option Explicit
'@Description("Does something")
Public Sub DoSomething()
    Attribute DoSomething.VB_Description = "Does something"
End Sub

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