ToolTipController.ShowHint(String, String, ToolTipLocation, Point) Method

Displays a hint with the specified text and title relative to the specified point.

Namespace: DevExpress.Utils

Assembly: DevExpress.Utils.v24.1.dll

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

Declaration

C#

public void ShowHint(
    string toolTip,
    string title,
    ToolTipLocation toolTipLocation,
    Point cursorPosition
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowHint(
    toolTip As String,
    title As String,
    toolTipLocation As ToolTipLocation,
    cursorPosition As Point
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
toolTip	String	A string that represents a tooltip’s text.
title	String	A string that represents a tooltip’s title.
toolTipLocation	ToolTipLocation	The position relative to the specified control at which the tooltip should be displayed.
cursorPosition	Point	A point relative to which the hint should be displayed.

Remarks

The tooltip is displayed using the current ToolTipController settings.

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.