CTooltipManager::CreateToolTip
Creates a tooltip control.
static BOOL CreateToolTip(
CToolTipCtrl*& pToolTip,
CWnd* pWndParent,
UINT nType
);
Parameters
[out] pToolTip
A reference to a tooltip pointer. It is set to point to the newly created tooltip when the function returns.[in] pWndParent
Parent of the tooltip.[in] nType
Type of the tooltip.
Return Value
Nonzero if a tooltip has been created successfully.
Remarks
You must call CTooltipManager::DeleteToolTip to delete the tooltip control that is passed back in pToolTip.
The CTooltipManager Class sets the visual display parameters of each tooltip it creates based on the tooltip type that nType specifies. To change the parameters for one or more tooltip types, call CTooltipManager::SetTooltipParams.
Valid tooltip types are listed in the following table:
Tooltip type |
Control category |
Example types |
|---|---|---|
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_BUTTON |
A button. |
CMFCButton |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_CAPTIONBAR |
A caption bar. |
CMFCCaptionBar |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_DEFAULT |
Any control that does not fit another category. |
None. |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_DOCKBAR |
A dockable pane. |
CDockablePane |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_EDIT |
A text box. |
None. |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_MINIFRAME |
A miniframe. |
CPaneFrameWnd |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_PLANNER |
A planner. |
None. |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_RIBBON |
A ribbon bar. |
CMFCRibbonBar, CMFCRibbonPanelMenuBar |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_TAB |
A tab control. |
CMFCTabCtrl |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_TOOLBAR |
A toolbar. |
CMFCToolBar, CMFCPopupMenuBar |
AFX_TOOLTIP_TYPE_TOOLBOX |
A toolbox. |
None. |
Requirements
Header: afxtooltipmanager.h