Edit_ShowBalloonTip macro (commctrl.h)

Displays a balloon tip associated with an edit control. You can use this macro or send the EM_SHOWBALLOONTIP message explicitly.

Syntax

BOOL Edit_ShowBalloonTip(
   HWND            hwnd,
   PEDITBALLOONTIP peditballoontip
);

Parameters

hwnd

Type: HWND

A handle to the edit control.

peditballoontip

Type: PEDITBALLOONTIP

A pointer to an EDITBALLOONTIP structure that contains information about the balloon tip to display.

Return value

Type: BOOL

If the macro succeeds, it returns TRUE. Otherwise it returns FALSE.

Remarks

Note  To use this macro, you must provide a manifest specifying Comctl32.dll version 6.0. For more information on manifests, see Enabling Visual Styles.

 

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	commctrl.h

See also

Conceptual

EDITBALLOONTIP

EM_SHOWBALLOONTIP

Edit Controls

Reference