DrawToolTipEventArgs.Bounds Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

DrawToolTipEventArgs.cs

Gets the size and location of the ToolTip to draw.

C#

public System.Drawing.Rectangle Bounds { get; }

Property Value

Rectangle

A Rectangle that represents the bounds of the ToolTip to draw.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to custom draw the ToolTip. The example creates a ToolTip and associates it to three Button controls located on the Form. The example sets the OwnerDraw property to true and handles the Draw event. In the Draw event handler, the ToolTip is custom drawn differently depending on what button the ToolTip is being displayed for as indicated by the DrawToolTipEventArgs.AssociatedControl property.

The code excerpt below demonstrates using the DrawBorder method and using the Bounds, ToolTipText, and Graphics properties. See the DrawToolTipEventArgs class overview for the complete code example.

C#

// Draw a custom background and text if the ToolTip is for button2.
else if (e.AssociatedControl == button2)
{
    // Draw the custom background.
    e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.ActiveCaption, e.Bounds);

    // Draw the standard border.
    e.DrawBorder();

    // Draw the custom text.
    // The using block will dispose the StringFormat automatically.
    using (StringFormat sf = new StringFormat())
    {
        sf.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center;
        sf.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center;
        sf.HotkeyPrefix = System.Drawing.Text.HotkeyPrefix.None;
        sf.FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoWrap;
        using (Font f = new Font("Tahoma", 9))
        {
            e.Graphics.DrawString(e.ToolTipText, f, 
                SystemBrushes.ActiveCaptionText, e.Bounds, sf);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

By default, the bounds are set by the operating system based on system settings and the ToolTip text. You can increase the bounds of the ToolTip before it is shown by handling the PopupPopup event of the ToolTip class.

Applies to