---
title: detailedDescription
framework: xctest
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: xctest/xctissuereference/detaileddescription
---

# detailedDescription

A detailed description of the issue that may include transient data, such as numbers, object identifiers, and timestamps, to help diagnose the issue.

## Declaration

```swift
var detailedDescription: String? { get }
```

## See Also

### Issue Details

- [type](xctest/xctissuereference/type.md)
- [compactDescription](xctest/xctissuereference/compactdescription.md)
- [sourceCodeContext](xctest/xctissuereference/sourcecodecontext.md)
- [associatedError](xctest/xctissuereference/associatederror.md)
- [attachments](xctest/xctissuereference/attachments.md)