ToolTip Control

A ToolTip control displays a small pop-up window containing a line of text that describes the purpose of a tool (usually represented as a graphical object) in an application.

The window class name for a ToolTip is TOOLTIPS_CLASS, which is defined as "tooltips_class" in commctrl.h.

Properties and Methods Supported

accHitTest

accLocation

accNavigate

get_accChildCount

The ChildCount is 0.

get_accFocus

get_accName

The Name is the text contained in the tool tip.

get_accParent

The Parent is a window (ROLE_SYSTEM_WINDOW) that surrounds the control and has the same Name property and window class name as the control.

get_accRole

The Role is ROLE_SYSTEM_TOOLTIP.

get_accState

The State property is a combination of one or more of the following values:

STATE_SYSTEM_INVISIBLE | STATE_SYSTEM_UNAVAILABLE | STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSED | STATE_SYSTEM_FOCUSABLE

Events Generated

• None

See Also

Appendix A: Supported User Interface Elements Reference, IAccessible Interface