HelpProvider::GetShowHelp Method (Control^)

 

Returns a value indicating whether the specified control's Help should be displayed.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

public:
virtual bool GetShowHelp(
	Control^ ctl
)

Parameters

ctl
Type: System.Windows.Forms::Control^

A Control for which Help will be displayed.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if Help will be displayed for the control; otherwise, false.

When you use the SetHelpKeyword or SetHelpString method to associate a keyword or prompt with a specified control, calling this method automatically returns true. You can override this behavior by passing false to the SetShowHelp method.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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