ToolTipController.ShowBeak Property

Tests whether callout beaks are displayed for hints.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(false)]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
public bool ShowBeak { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(False)>
<DXCategory("Appearance")>
Public Property ShowBeak As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Boolean	**false**	true if the callout beak is displayed when a hint appears; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use the property to enable displaying callout beaks. If the property is false, the hint is displayed without a callout beak. If the property is true, the hint is displayed with the beak pointing to the control which invoked the hint.

Property value	Image
true
false

Note

Callout beaks are not supported for SuperToolTip objects.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

showing-a-tooltip-to-notify-a-user-that-an-editor-mask-does-not-accept-a-typed-character-t223817/CS/T223817/CustomEdit.cs#L117

}
this.ToolTipController.ShowBeak = true;
this.ToolTipController.ShowHint("An editor can accept only numbers or maximum length achieved", this.PointToScreen(Point.Empty));

how-to-customize-the-tooltips-shown-for-appointments-e155/CS/AppointmentToolTips/Form1.cs#L27

resImage = Image.FromFile(@"..\..\Images\appointment.gif");
toolTipController1.ShowBeak = true;

VB.NET

showing-a-tooltip-to-notify-a-user-that-an-editor-mask-does-not-accept-a-typed-character-t223817/VB/T223817/CustomEdit.vb#L142

End If
Me.ToolTipController.ShowBeak = True
Me.ToolTipController.ShowHint("An editor can accept only numbers or maximum length achieved", Me.PointToScreen(Point.Empty))

how-to-customize-the-tooltips-shown-for-appointments-e155/VB/AppointmentToolTips/Form1.vb#L29

resImage = Image.FromFile("..\..\Images\appointment.gif")
toolTipController1.ShowBeak = True