# Table.DescriptiveText Property

> Gets or sets a descriptive text for a table. An empty string indicates that the table has no such text. An empty string can also be used to delete a previously set text.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 34.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > Table.DescriptiveText Property
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- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/descriptivetext-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/descriptivetext-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/descriptivetext-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets a descriptive text for a table. An empty string indicates that the table has no such text. An empty string can also be used to delete a previously set text.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string DescriptiveText { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property DescriptiveText As String
```

### Examples

The following example adds a concise accessibility description to a table.

```csharp
textControl.Tables.Add(4, 3, 10);
Table table = textControl.Tables.GetItem(10);

table.DescriptiveText = "Quarterly sales by region";
```

```vbnet
textControl.Tables.Add(4, 3, 10)
Dim table As Table = textControl.Tables.GetItem(10)

table.DescriptiveText = "Quarterly sales by region"
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Table.Columns Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/columns-property/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [Table.ID Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/table/id-property/llms-full.txt)