IErrorInfo::GetDescription method (oaidl.h)

Returns a textual description of the error.

Syntax

HRESULT GetDescription(
  [out] BSTR *pBstrDescription
);

Parameters

[out] pBstrDescription

A brief description of the error.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

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

Requirements

Requirement Value
Target Platform Windows
Header oaidl.h

See also

IErrorInfo