Altium Designer Documentation
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Library Query Functions
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Description
Created: March 24, 2016 | Updated: August 13, 2021
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0 and 18.1
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Parent page: Library Query Functions - All
Summary
Returns all components, or footprints, whose Description property complies with the Query.
Syntax
Description : String
Example Usage
Description = 'TTL-RS232 DRIVER'
Returns all components, or footprints, whose Description property is TTL-RS232 DRIVER.
Description Like '*RS485*'
Returns all components, or footprints, whose Description property includes RS485.
Tips
- The entities returned - Components or Footprints - depends on the chosen scope, defined using the Search in field in the Libraries Search dialog.
- All results are listed in the Query Results listing, back in the Libraries panel.