# GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IPivotFilter.Description

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IPivotFilter_Description_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IPivotFilter.Description*">Description Property
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IPivotFilter_Description" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IPivotFilter.Description">Description</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the description of the pivot filter.</p>
<p>The description summarizes the filter criteria and can contain up to 255 characters.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">string Description { get; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">ReadOnly Property Description As String</code></pre>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IPivotFilter_Description_examples">Examples</h5>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">worksheet.Range["A1:B4"].Value = new object[,] {
    {"Product", "Amount"},
    {"Apple", 120},
    {"Banana", 90},
    {"Apricot", 150}
};
IPivotCache pivotCache = workbook.PivotCaches.Create(worksheet.Range["A1:B4"]);
IPivotTable pivotTable = worksheet.PivotTables.Add(pivotCache, worksheet.Range["D1"], "SalesPivot");
IPivotField productField = pivotTable.PivotFields["Product"];
productField.Orientation = PivotFieldOrientation.RowField;
IPivotFilter filter = productField.PivotFilters.Add(PivotFilterType.CaptionBeginsWith, "A");
string description = filter.Description;</code></pre>

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