ToolTip::PlacementTarget Property

 

Gets or sets the UIElement relative to which the ToolTip is positioned when it opens.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

public:
[BindableAttribute(true)]
property UIElement^ PlacementTarget {
	UIElement^ get();
	void set(UIElement^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System.Windows::UIElement^

The UIElement that is the logical parent of the ToolTip control. The default is null.

You can position a ToolTip by setting the PlacementTarget, PlacementRectangle, Placement, HorizontalOffset, and VerticalOffsetProperty properties. These properties behave the same as they do for a Popup. For more information, see Popup Placement Behavior.

Identifier field

PlacementTargetProperty

Metadata properties set to true

None

The following example shows how to create and position a ToolTip.

<Ellipse Height="25" Width="50" 
         Fill="Gray" 
         HorizontalAlignment="Left"
         ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="1000"
         ToolTipService.ShowDuration="7000"
         ToolTipService.BetweenShowDelay="2000">
  <Ellipse.ToolTip>
    <ToolTip Placement="Right" 
             PlacementRectangle="50,0,0,0"
             HorizontalOffset="10" 
             VerticalOffset="20"
             HasDropShadow="false"
             Opened="whenToolTipOpens"
             Closed="whenToolTipCloses"
             >
      <BulletDecorator>
        <BulletDecorator.Bullet>
          <Ellipse Height="10" Width="20" Fill="Blue"/>
        </BulletDecorator.Bullet>
        <TextBlock>Uses the ToolTip Class</TextBlock>
      </BulletDecorator>
    </ToolTip>
  </Ellipse.ToolTip>
</Ellipse>

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.NET Framework
Available since 3.0
Silverlight
Available since 3.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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