DrawToolTipEventArgs.Bounds Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets the size and location of the ToolTip to draw.

public:
 property System::Drawing::Rectangle Bounds { System::Drawing::Rectangle get(); };

public System.Drawing.Rectangle Bounds { get; }

member this.Bounds : System.Drawing.Rectangle

Public ReadOnly Property Bounds As Rectangle

Property Value

Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the bounds of the ToolTip to draw.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to custom draw the ToolTip. The example creates a ToolTip and associates it to three Button controls located on the Form. The example sets the OwnerDraw property to true and handles the Draw event. In the Draw event handler, the ToolTip is custom drawn differently depending on what button the ToolTip is being displayed for as indicated by the DrawToolTipEventArgs.AssociatedControl property.

The code excerpt below demonstrates using the DrawBorder method and using the Bounds, ToolTipText, and Graphics properties. See the DrawToolTipEventArgs class overview for the complete code example.

// Draw a custom background and text if the ToolTip is for button2.
else

// Draw a custom background and text if the ToolTip is for button2.
if ( e->AssociatedControl == button2 )
{
   // Draw the custom background.
   e->Graphics->FillRectangle( SystemBrushes::ActiveCaption, e->Bounds );
   
   // Draw the standard border.
   e->DrawBorder();
   
   // Draw the custom text.
   // The using block will dispose the StringFormat automatically.
   StringFormat^ sf = gcnew StringFormat;
   try
   {
      sf->Alignment = StringAlignment::Center;
      sf->LineAlignment = StringAlignment::Center;
      sf->HotkeyPrefix = System::Drawing::Text::HotkeyPrefix::None;
      sf->FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags::NoWrap;
      System::Drawing::Font^ f = gcnew System::Drawing::Font( "Tahoma",9 );
      try
      {
         e->Graphics->DrawString( e->ToolTipText, f, SystemBrushes::ActiveCaptionText, e->Bounds, sf );
      }
      finally
      {
         if ( f )
            delete safe_cast<IDisposable^>(f);
      }

   }
   finally
   {
      if ( sf )
         delete safe_cast<IDisposable^>(sf);
   }
}

// Draw a custom background and text if the ToolTip is for button2.
else if (e.AssociatedControl == button2)
{
    // Draw the custom background.
    e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.ActiveCaption, e.Bounds);

    // Draw the standard border.
    e.DrawBorder();

    // Draw the custom text.
    // The using block will dispose the StringFormat automatically.
    using (StringFormat sf = new StringFormat())
    {
        sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
        sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
        sf.HotkeyPrefix = System.Drawing.Text.HotkeyPrefix.None;
        sf.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoWrap;
        using (Font f = new Font("Tahoma", 9))
        {
            e.Graphics.DrawString(e.ToolTipText, f, 
                SystemBrushes.ActiveCaptionText, e.Bounds, sf);
        }
    }
}

ElseIf (e.AssociatedControl Is button2) Then
    ' Draw a custom background and text if the ToolTip is for button2.

    ' Draw the custom background.
    e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.ActiveCaption, e.Bounds)

    ' Draw the standard border.
    e.DrawBorder()

    ' Draw the custom text.
    Dim sf As StringFormat = New StringFormat
    Try
        sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
        sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center
        sf.HotkeyPrefix = System.Drawing.Text.HotkeyPrefix.None
        sf.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoWrap

        Dim f As Font = New Font("Tahoma", 9)
        Try
            e.Graphics.DrawString(e.ToolTipText, f, _
                SystemBrushes.ActiveCaptionText, _
                RectangleF.op_Implicit(e.Bounds), sf)
        Finally
            f.Dispose()
        End Try
    Finally
        sf.Dispose()
    End Try

Remarks

By default, the bounds are set by the operating system based on system settings and the ToolTip text. You can increase the bounds of the ToolTip before it is shown by handling the PopupPopup event of the ToolTip class.