CMFCToolTipInfo Class

Stores information about the visual appearance of tooltips.

class CMFCToolTipInfo

Members

Public Methods

Name	Description
CMFCToolTipInfo::operator=

Data Members

Name	Description
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_bBalloonTooltip	A Boolean variable that indicates whether the tooltip has a balloon appearance.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_bBoldLabel	A Boolean variable that indicates whether tooltip labels are displayed in a bold font.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_bDrawDescription	A Boolean variable that indicates whether the tooltip contains a description.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_bDrawIcon	A Boolean variable that indicates whether the tooltip contains an icon.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_bDrawSeparator	A Boolean variable that indicates whether a separator is displayed between the tooltip label and the tooltip description.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_bRoundedCorners	A Boolean variable that indicates whether the tooltip has rounded corners.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_bVislManagerTheme	A Boolean variable that indicates whether the appearance of the tooltip should be controlled by a visual manager (see CMFCVisualManager Class).
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_clrBorder	The color of the tooltip border.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_clrFill	The color of the tooltip background.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_clrFillGradient	The color of the gradient fill in the tooltip.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_clrText	The text color in the tooltip.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_nGradientAngle	The angle of the gradient fill in the tooltip.
CMFCToolTipInfo::m_nMaxDescrWidth	The maximum possible width, in pixels, of the description in the tooltip.

Remarks

Use CMFCToolTipCtrl Class, CMFCToolTipInfo, and CTooltipManager Class together to implement customized tooltips in your application. For an example of how to use these tooltip classes, see the CMFCToolTipCtrl Class topic.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the values of the various member variables in the CMFCToolTipInfo class.

 CMFCToolTipInfo* params = new CMFCToolTipInfo();
    
    params->m_bBoldLabel = FALSE;
    params->m_bDrawDescription = FALSE;
    params->m_bDrawIcon = FALSE;
    params->m_bRoundedCorners = TRUE;
    params->m_bDrawSeparator = FALSE;
    params->m_clrFill = RGB (255, 255, 255);
    params->m_clrFillGradient = RGB (228, 228, 240);
    params->m_clrText = RGB (61, 83, 80);
    params->m_clrBorder = RGB (144, 149, 168);

Inheritance Hierarchy

CMFCToolTipInfo

Requirements

Header: afxtooltipctrl.h

See Also

Concepts

MFC Hierarchy Chart

Reference

CTooltipManager Class

CMFCToolTipCtrl Class

Other Resources

Classes (MFC Feature Pack)