@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
  * handled like other exceptions, as the exception handling code is not
  * allowed to allocate ANY memory.
  */
 @interface OFAllocFailedException: OFObject
 /**
- * \return An error message for the exception as a string
+ * \return A description of the exception
  */
-- (OFString*)string;
+- (OFString*)description;
 @end
 
 /**
  * \brief The base class for all exceptions in ObjFW
  *
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
  * either! You have to make sure to dealloc the exception in your \@catch block!
  */
 @interface OFException: OFObject
 {
 	Class inClass;
-	OFString *string;
+	OFString *description;
 }
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_PROPERTIES
 @property (readonly, nonatomic) Class inClass;
 #endif
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@
  * \return The class of the object in which the exception happened
  */
 - (Class)inClass;
 
 /**
- * \return An error message for the exception as a string
+ * \return A description of the exception
  */
-- (OFString*)string;
+- (OFString*)description;
 @end
 
 /**
  * \brief An exception indicating there is not enough memory available.
  */