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ToolStrip.ShowItemToolTips Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether ToolTips are to be displayed on ToolStrip items.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
public bool ShowItemToolTips { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if ToolTips are to be displayed; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Use the ShowItemToolTips property to determine whether ToolTips are displayed for the ToolStripItem.

The following code example turns off the automatic ToolTip text for a ToolStripButton and sets custom ToolTip text. This example is part of a larger example available in the AutoToolTip property.


			this.toolStripButton1.AutoToolTip = false;
			this.toolStripButton1.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Text;
			this.toolStripButton1.Name = "toolStripButton1";
			this.toolStripButton1.Text = "Button1";
			this.toolStripButton1.ToolTipText = "ToolTip for Button1.";


.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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