---
title: description
framework: swift-package-manager
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/trait/description
---

# description

The trait’s description.

## Declaration

```swift
var description: String?
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use the description to explain the additional functionality that the trait enables.

## See Also

### Inspecting Traits

- [name](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/trait/name.md)
- [enabledTraits](swift-package-manager/documentation/packagedescription/trait/enabledtraits.md)