BiToolTip

This class is used for showing generic tool tip controls. A tool tip can contain other controls.

This class extends BiPopup and therefore all methods and fields available for BiPopup are also available for BiToolTip .

Constructor

new BiToolTip ( sText )

Parameters

Name Type Optional Default Descripton
sText String The text to show on the tool tip

Properties

Name Type get set Descripton
component BiComponent checked If the tool tip was shown due to mouse movement or a component becoming focused where the component is assosciated with the current tool tip then this will point to the component that caused the tool tip to be shown.

This will return null if the tool tip is hidden or not opened by the tool tip manager. In other words by setting visible manually.
hideInterval Number checked checked The number of milliseconds before hiding the tool tip
hideOnHover Boolean checked checked If this is true then the tool tip is hidden if the mouse pointer enters the tool tip.
mousePointerOffsetX Number checked checked The position of the tool tip relative to the mouse pointer
mousePointerOffsetY Number checked checked The position of the tool tip relative to the mouse pointer
showInterval Number checked checked The number of milliseconds before showing the tool tip

Methods

None.

Events

None.

Static Methods

Name Description
getTextToolTip This returns a tool tip object suitable for text only tool tips. Once the usage of the tool tip is complete some other component might resuse this so if you need to modify your tool tip in any way create a new tool tip.

Static Fields

None.

Remarks

If only plain text tool tips without any events or changes while shown are needed consider using the toolTipText property on the component instead.

Static Method Details

getTextToolTip

This returns a tool tip object suitable for text only tool tips. Once the usage of the tool tip is complete some other component might resuse this so if you need to modify your tool tip in any way create a new tool tip.

Syntax

BiToolTip
 .
 getTextToolTip
 (
 sText
 )
 

Parameters

Name Type Optional Default Descripton
sText String The text to show on the tool tip

Return Type

BiToolTip