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And that’s all there is to it! The included code will obviously only work if you have a program called notepad.exe at that given location, and you’ll also need to enclose it in a try / catch block (see the attached file if you’re not sure how.)

JAVA : ToolTip : Showing an Image in a Tool Tip

kAi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:27:31 +0000

A tool tip can show simple HTML tags when surrounded by the tags and

String imageName = “file:image.jpg”;
component.setToolTipText(”Here is an image ”);

JAVA : ToolTip : Showing Multiple Lines in a Tool Tip

kAi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:26:27 +0000

A tool tip can show simple HTML tags when surrounded by the tags and . This example shows how to create multiple lines by using the
tag. See the javax.swing.text.html.HTML class documentation for a list of supported tags.

// Show two lines in the tool tip
component.setToolTipText(””+”This is a”+”
”+”tool tip”+””);

// By default, the lines are left justified. Center the lines.
component.setToolTipText(”

”+”This is a”+”
”+”tool tip”+””);

// Italicize the second line
component.setToolTipText(””+”This is a”+”
”+”tool tip”+””);

JAVA : ToolTip : Making Tool Tips Remain Visible

kAi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:25:43 +0000

By default, a tool tip stays visible for 4 seconds. This example demonstrates how to keep the tool tip showing as long as the cursor is in the component.

// Get current delay
int dismissDelay = ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().getDismissDelay();

// Keep the tool tip showing
dismissDelay = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().setDismissDelay(dismissDelay);

JAVA : ToolTip : Making Tool Tips Appear Immediately

kAi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:25:00 +0000

By default, when the cursor enters a component, there is a 750-millisecond delay before the tool tip is displayed. This example demonstrates how to show the tool tip immediately.

// Get current delay
int initialDelay = ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().getInitialDelay();

// Show tool tips immediately
ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().setInitialDelay(0);

// Show tool tips after a second
initialDelay = 1000;
ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().setInitialDelay(initialDelay);

JAVA : ToolTip : Enabling and Disabling Tool Tips

kAi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:23:31 +0000

By default, tool tips are enabled for the entire application. So if a component has a tool tip text, it will be displayed. To enable or disable tool tips for the entire application, ToolTipManager.setEnabled() is used. Note: Enabling or disabling the tool tip for a particular component can be done only by adding or removing the tool tip text on the component.

// Enable tool tips for the entire application
ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().setEnabled(true);

// Disable tool tips for the entire application
ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().setEnabled(false);