Description

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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

  1. The entities returned - Components or Footprints - depends on the chosen scope, defined using the Search in field in the File Libraries Search dialog.
  2. All results are listed in the Query Results listing, back in the Components panel.
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