TreeView.ShowNodeToolTips Property

Definition

Gets or sets a value indicating ToolTips are shown when the mouse pointer hovers over a TreeNode.

C#
public bool ShowNodeToolTips { get; set; }

Property Value

true if ToolTips are shown when the mouse pointer hovers over a TreeNode; otherwise, false. The default is false.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ToolTipText and ShowNodeToolTips properties. To run this example, paste the following code into a Windows Form and call InitializeTreeViewWithToolTips from the form's constructor or Load event handler.

C#
TreeView treeViewWithToolTips;
private void InitializeTreeViewWithToolTips()
{
    treeViewWithToolTips = new TreeView();
    TreeNode node1 = new TreeNode("Node1");
    node1.ToolTipText = "Help for Node1";
    TreeNode node2 = new TreeNode("Node2");
    node2.ToolTipText = "A Tip for Node2";
    treeViewWithToolTips.Nodes.AddRange(new TreeNode[] { node1, node2 });
    treeViewWithToolTips.ShowNodeToolTips = true;
    this.Controls.Add(treeViewWithToolTips);
}

Remarks

In order for ToolTips to be visible, you must set the ToolTipText for a TreeNode.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Framework 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

See also