ContextItemCollectionOptions.AllowHtmlTextInToolTip Property

Gets or sets whether context items‘ tooltips support HTML tags.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public DefaultBoolean AllowHtmlTextInToolTip { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Property AllowHtmlTextInToolTip As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DefaultBoolean	Default	True, to enable HTML formatting in DevExpress.Utils.ContextItem tooltips; False, to disable; Default, to use the ToolTipController.AllowHtmlText setting.

Available values:

Name	Description	Return Value
True	The value is true.	0
False	The value is false.	1
Default	The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.	2

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to AllowHtmlTextInToolTip
CameraControl	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlTextInToolTip
CalendarControlBase	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlTextInToolTip
ImageSlider	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlTextInToolTip
RepositoryItemPictureEdit	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlTextInToolTip
SvgImageBox	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlTextInToolTip
TileControl	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlTextInToolTip
TileView	.ContextButtonOptions .AllowHtmlTextInToolTip

Remarks

You can use HTML tags to format ContextItem tooltips. The code below demonstrates how to change a ContextButton‘s tooltip text color.

C#

using DevExpress.Utils;
// ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtonOptions.AllowHtmlTextInToolTip = DefaultBoolean.True;
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons[0].ToolTip = "<color=red>Select</color>";

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.Utils
' ...
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtonOptions.AllowHtmlTextInToolTip = DefaultBoolean.True
pictureEdit1.Properties.ContextButtons(0).ToolTip = "<color=red>Select</color>"

The image below demonstrates the result.

Alternatively, you can set AllowHtmlText to true in the Properties window.

Then click the ContextButtons ellipsis button to open the Collection Editor.

Specify the ContextButton‘s tooltip text and formatting.