ShowTips Property

Determines whether ToolTips are shown for the controls on the specified Form object or the specified toolbar object. Available at design time and run time.

Object.ShowTips = lExpr

Return Value

  • lExpr
    Determines whether ToolTips are shown for the specified control. The settings for the ShowTips property are:

    Setting

    Description

    True (.T.)

    (Default for the toolbar object) ToolTips are displayed when a user places the mouse on a control.

    False (.F.)

    (Default for the Form object) ToolTips are not displayed when a user places the mouse on a control.

Remarks

Applies To: Form | _SCREEN | ToolBar

You can specify the text that appears in each ToolTip using the ToolTipText property.

The _SCREEN ShowTips property must be set to True (.T.) for Memo Tips to be enabled in Browse windows and Grid controls.

See Also

Reference

ToolTipText Property

Other Resources

Properties (Visual FoxPro)

Language Reference (Visual FoxPro)