ToolTipController.ShowHint(ToolTipControllerShowEventArgs) Method

Displays a hint relative to the mouse cursor using specified settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v23.2.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Utils, DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public void ShowHint(
    ToolTipControllerShowEventArgs eShow
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowHint(
    eShow As ToolTipControllerShowEventArgs
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
eShow	ToolTipControllerShowEventArgs	A ToolTipControllerShowEventArgs object specifying settings for displaying tooltips.

Remarks

The tooltip is displayed relative to the mouse cursor using settings provided by the eShow parameter. Tooltip text is specified by the ToolTipControllerShowEventArgs.ToolTip property.

The method raises the ToolTipController.BeforeShow and ToolTipController.CalcSize events before the hint is displayed.

The ShowHint method does not support flyout tooltips. Use the FlyoutPanel‘s methods instead.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

show-super-tooltip-for-disabled-control/CS/ToolTipController/Form1.cs#L54

    showArgs.ToolTip = string.Format("Here is the super tool tip for button: {0}", ActiveButton.Text);
    ToolTipController.ShowHint(showArgs);
}

VB.NET

show-super-tooltip-for-disabled-control/VB/ToolTipController/Form1.vb#L74

    showArgs.ToolTip = String.Format("Here is the super tool tip for button: {0}", ActiveButton.Text)
    ToolTipController.ShowHint(showArgs)
End Sub