ToolTip.GetToolTip(Control) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

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Retrieves the ToolTip text associated with the specified control.

public:
 System::String ^ GetToolTip(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ control);

public string GetToolTip (System.Windows.Forms.Control control);

public string? GetToolTip (System.Windows.Forms.Control? control);

member this.GetToolTip : System.Windows.Forms.Control -> string

Public Function GetToolTip (control As Control) As String

Parameters

control: Control

The Control for which to retrieve the ToolTip text.

Returns

String

A String containing the ToolTip text for the specified control.

Remarks

With the GetToolTip method, you can retrieve the ToolTip text for any control. If the ToolTip text changes dynamically in an application, you can use this method to find out what text is displayed at any point, depending on the state of the application. To change the text that a control is displaying, use the SetToolTip method.

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