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title: "Description Property (ADO MD) | Microsoft Docs"
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# Description Property (ADO MD)
Returns a text explanation of the current object.  
  
## Return Values  
 Returns a **String** and is read-only.  
  
## Remarks  
 For [Member](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/member-object-ado-md.md) objects, **Description** applies only to measure and formula members. **Description** returns an empty string ("") for all other types of members. For more information about the various types of members, see the [Type](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/type-property-ado-md.md) property.  
  
 This property is only supported on **Member** objects that belong to a [Level](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/level-object-ado-md.md) object. An error occurs when this property is referenced from **Member** objects belonging to a [Position](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/position-object-ado-md.md) object.  
  
## Applies To  
  
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|[CubeDef Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/cubedef-object-ado-md.md)|[Dimension Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/dimension-object-ado-md.md)|[Hierarchy Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/hierarchy-object-ado-md.md)|  
|[Level Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/level-object-ado-md.md)|[Member Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/member-object-ado-md.md)||