ToolTip Control

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A ToolTip control displays a small pop-up window that contains a line of text that describes the purpose of a tool, represented as a graphical object, in an application.

The window class name for a ToolTip is TOOLTIPS_CLASS, which is defined as "tooltips_class" in Commctrl.h.

Supported Properties and Methods

  • accHitTest
    accLocation
    accNavigate
    accSelect
    get_accChildCount
    The ChildCount property is zero.

  • get_accFocus
    get_accName
    The Name property is the text contained in the tool tip.

  • get_accParent
    The Parent property is a window (ROLE_SYSTEM_WINDOW) that surrounds the control and has the same Name property and window class name as the control.

  • get_accRole
    The Role property is ROLE_SYSTEM_TOOLTIP.

  • get_accState
    The State property is a combination of one or more of the following values:

    STATE_SYSTEM_INVISIBLE | STATE_SYSTEM_UNAVAILABLE | STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSED | STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSABLE

Events Generated

None

See Also

IAccessible Interface