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

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

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,
    Control control,
    ToolTipLocation toolTipLocation
)

VB.NET

Public Sub ShowHint(
    toolTip As String,
    title As String,
    control As Control,
    toolTipLocation As ToolTipLocation
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
toolTip	String	A string which represents the tooltip’s text.
title	String	A string which represents the tooltip’s title.
control	Control	The control to display the tooltip for.
toolTipLocation	ToolTipLocation	The position relative to the specified control at which the tooltip should be displayed.

Remarks

The tooltip is displayed relative to the specified control 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.