stm_r_xx_descriptionReturns the short description of the specified element. The short description is defined in the element’s form.stm_r_description (id, &status)
subroutine
parameter
user-defined
type
Input/Output If no description exists in the element’s form, status receives the valuestm_missing_short_description
.To retrieve the contents of the short description field in the form of stateSSS.S1
, use the following statements.stm_id state_id;
stm_description state_desc;
int status;
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state_id = stm_r_st ("SSS.S1", &status);
state_desc = stm_r_st_description (state_id, &status);
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.
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state_desc
contains the short description for the stateSSS.S1
(whose ID isstate_id
).