/**
  * overwritten from base class
  */
 function getDescription()
 {
     global $ilSetting;
     if (ilObjLinkResourceAccess::_checkDirectLink($this->obj_id)) {
         $this->__readLink();
         $desc = $this->link_data['description'];
         // #10682
         if ($ilSetting->get("rep_shorten_description")) {
             $desc = ilUtil::shortenText($desc, $ilSetting->get("rep_shorten_description_length"), true);
         }
         return $desc;
     }
     return parent::getDescription();
 }