---
title: "setDescriptionText(_:)"
framework: IOBluetooth UI
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [macOS 10.2+]
path: "iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/setdescriptiontext(_:)"
---

# setDescriptionText(_:)

Sets the description text that appears in the device selector panel.

## Declaration

```swift
func setDescriptionText(_ descriptionText: String!)
```

## Parameters

- `descriptionText`: String that appears in the description section of the device selector panel.

## Discussion

Discussion The description text should be localized for best user experience. NOTE: This method is only available in macOS 10.2.4 (Bluetooth v1.1) or later.

## See Also

### Instance Methods

- [addAllowedUUID(_:)](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/addalloweduuid(_:).md)
- [addAllowedUUIDArray(_:)](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/addalloweduuidarray(_:).md)
- [beginSheetModal(for:modalDelegate:didEnd:contextInfo:)](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/beginsheetmodal(for:modaldelegate:didend:contextinfo:).md)
- [clearAllowedUUIDs()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/clearalloweduuids().md)
- [getCancel()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/getcancel().md)
- [getDescriptionText()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/getdescriptiontext().md)
- [getHeader()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/getheader().md)
- [getOptions()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/getoptions().md)
- [getPrompt()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/getprompt().md)
- [getResults()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/getresults().md)
- [getSearchAttributes()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/getsearchattributes().md)
- [getTitle()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/gettitle().md)
- [runModal()](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/runmodal().md)
- [setCancel(_:)](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/setcancel(_:).md)
- [setHeader(_:)](iobluetoothui/iobluetoothdeviceselectorcontroller/setheader(_:).md)