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.NET Framework Class Library
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)
Syntax
Public Property ShowItemToolTips As Boolean
public bool ShowItemToolTips { get; set; }
public:
property bool ShowItemToolTips {
	bool get ();
	void set (bool value);
}
member ShowItemToolTips : bool with get, set

Property Value

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

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

Examples

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.


Me.toolStripButton1.AutoToolTip = False
Me.toolStripButton1.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Text
Me.toolStripButton1.Name = "toolStripButton1"
Me.toolStripButton1.Text = "Button1"
Me.toolStripButton1.ToolTipText = "ToolTip for Button1."


			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.";

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

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.