# File lib/codec/data.rb, line 402
    def get_described
      raise TypeError, "not a described type" unless self.described?
      self.enter
      self.next
      type = self.type
      descriptor = type.get(self)
      self.next
      type = self.type
      value = type.get(self)
      self.exit
      Qpid::Proton::Types::Described.new(descriptor, value)
    end