Help.ShowPopup(Control, String, Point) Method
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Displays a Help pop-up window.
public:
static void ShowPopup(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ parent, System::String ^ caption, System::Drawing::Point location);C#
public static void ShowPopup(System.Windows.Forms.Control parent, string caption, System.Drawing.Point location);C#
public static void ShowPopup(System.Windows.Forms.Control? parent, string caption, System.Drawing.Point location);static member ShowPopup : System.Windows.Forms.Control * string * System.Drawing.Point -> unitPublic Shared Sub ShowPopup (parent As Control, caption As String, location As Point)- caption
- String
The message to display in the pop-up window.
- location
- Point
A value that specifies the horizontal and vertical coordinates at which to display the pop-up window, relative to the upper-left corner of the screen.
The following code example uses the KeyUp event with the Help class to display pop-up style help to the user.
// This example demonstrates how to use the KeyUp event with the Help class to display
// pop-up style help to the user of the application. When the user presses F1, the Help
// class displays a pop-up window, similar to a ToolTip, near the control. This example assumes
// that a TextBox control, named textBox1, has been added to the form and its KeyUp
// event has been connected to this event handler method.
private:
void textBox1_KeyUp( Object^ /*sender*/, System::Windows::Forms::KeyEventArgs^ e )
{
// Determine whether the key entered is the F1 key. Display help if it is.
if ( e->KeyCode == Keys::F1 )
{
// Display a pop-up help topic to assist the user.
Help::ShowPopup( textBox1, "Enter your first name", Point(textBox1->Right,this->textBox1->Bottom) );
}
}
C#
// This example demonstrates how to use the KeyUp event with the Help class to display
// pop-up style help to the user of the application. When the user presses F1, the Help
// class displays a pop-up window, similar to a ToolTip, near the control. This example assumes
// that a TextBox control, named textBox1, has been added to the form and its KeyUp
// event has been contected to this event handler method.
private void textBox1_KeyUp(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs e)
{
// Determine whether the key entered is the F1 key. Display help if it is.
if(e.KeyCode == Keys.F1)
{
// Display a pop-up help topic to assist the user.
Help.ShowPopup(textBox1, "Enter your first name", new Point(textBox1.Right, this.textBox1.Bottom));
}
}
' This example demonstrates how to use the KeyUp event with the Help class to display
' pop-up style help to the user of the application. When the user presses F1, the Help
' class displays a pop-up window, similar to a ToolTip, near the control. This example assumes
' that a TextBox control, named textBox1, has been added to the form and its KeyUp
' event has been contected to this event handler method.
Private Sub textBox1_KeyUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles textBox1.KeyUp
' Determine whether the key entered is the F1 key. Display help if it is.
If e.KeyCode = Keys.F1 Then
' Display a pop-up help topic to assist the user.
Help.ShowPopup(textBox1, "Enter your first name", New Point(textBox1.Right, Me.textBox1.Bottom))
End If
End Sub
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| .NET Framework | 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
| Windows Desktop | 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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