java.lang.Object java.awt.Component java.awt.Container javax.swing.JComponent javax.swing.JToolTip
Used to display a "Tip" for a Component. Typically components provide api to automate the process of using ToolTips. For example, any Swing component can use the JComponent setToolTipText method to specify the text for a standard tooltip. A component that wants to create a custom ToolTip display can override JComponent's createToolTip method and use a subclass of this class.
For the keyboard keys used by this component in the standard Look and Feel (L&F) renditions, see the
JToolTip key assignments
.
See How to Use Tool Tips in The Java Tutorial for further documentation.
Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans TM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder .
Nested Class Summary | |
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protected class |
JToolTip.AccessibleJToolTip
This class implements accessibility support for the JToolTip class. |
Nested classes inherited from class javax.swing. JComponent |
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JComponent.AccessibleJComponent |
Nested classes inherited from class java.awt. Container |
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Container.AccessibleAWTContainer |
Nested classes inherited from class java.awt. Component |
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Component.AccessibleAWTComponent , Component.BltBufferStrategy , Component.FlipBufferStrategy |
Field Summary |
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Fields inherited from class javax.swing. JComponent |
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accessibleContext , listenerList , TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY , ui , UNDEFINED_CONDITION , WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT , WHEN_FOCUSED , WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW |
Fields inherited from class java.awt. Component |
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BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT , CENTER_ALIGNMENT , LEFT_ALIGNMENT , RIGHT_ALIGNMENT , TOP_ALIGNMENT |
Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image. ImageObserver |
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ABORT , ALLBITS , ERROR , FRAMEBITS , HEIGHT , PROPERTIES , SOMEBITS , WIDTH |
Constructor Summary | |
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JToolTip
() Creates a tool tip. |
Method Summary | |
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AccessibleContext |
getAccessibleContext
() Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JToolTip. |
JComponent |
getComponent
() Returns the component the tooltip applies to. |
String |
getTipText
() Returns the text that is shown when the tool tip is displayed. |
ToolTipUI |
getUI
() Returns the L&F object that renders this component. |
String |
getUIClassID
() Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component. |
protected String |
paramString
() Returns a string representation of this JToolTip. |
void |
setComponent
(
JComponent
c) Specifies the component that the tooltip describes. |
void |
setTipText
(
String
tipText) Sets the text to show when the tool tip is displayed. |
void |
updateUI
() Resets the UI property to a value from the current look and feel. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object |
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clone , equals , finalize , getClass , hashCode , notify , notifyAll , wait , wait , wait |
Constructor Detail |
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public JToolTip()
Method Detail |
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public ToolTipUI getUI()
public void updateUI()
public String getUIClassID()
public void setTipText(String tipText)
public String getTipText()
public void setComponent(JComponent c)
This is a bound property.
public JComponent getComponent()
protected String paramString()
public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()