tin:getdescription


(tin:getdescription  tinEname)

This function returns the optional description of the tinEname TinSurface entity; by default, the name is description unless explicitly assigned.

Arguments

tinEname  (ename or vla-object)  the TinSurface entity to query

Return

(string) the assigned description

Example

(tin:getdescription tin)  "the river bed"

Remarks

the description of the TinSurface is actually not used (also not shown) by the Civil TinSurface system;
application code can use it for own purpose;
see (tin:setdescription) function



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