The description of the layer. This property is set in the General tab of the Layer Properties dialog.
[Visual Basic .NET] Public ReadOnly Property Type As String
[C#] public string Type {get;}
[C++]
HRESULT get_Description(
BSTR* desc
);
[C++]Parameters
desc [out, retval] desc is a parameter of type BSTR
Product Availability
Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.