The short description is used to give a short description of an identifier. If possible, the description should fit on a single line of text. The contents of this tag will be used for the following purposes:
Used as the synopsis on a page that describes an identifier.
Used in overviews of constants, types, variables, record fields, functions and procedures, classes, and for method and property listings of classes.
Replaces the descr tag in an element if no descr tag is present.
In the description of an enumerated type, the enumeration values are typeset in a table, each row containing the name of the value and the short description.
In the description of a function or procedure that accepts arguments, the arguments are followed by their short description.
In the declaration of a class or record, each method, field or property is followed by the short description.
Example:
<element name="MyEnum.meOne"> <short>First element of MyEnum</short> </element>