Class JToolTip

• java.lang.Object
• • java.awt.Component
  • • java.awt.Container
    • • javax.swing.JComponent
      • • javax.swing.JToolTip

All Implemented Interfaces:

ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible

public class JToolTip
extends JComponent
implements Accessible

See Also:

JComponent.setToolTipText(java.lang.String), JComponent.createToolTip()

Nested Classes

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
protected class	JToolTip.AccessibleJToolTip This class implements accessibility support for the JToolTip class.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy

Fields

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

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

accessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructors

JToolTip

public JToolTip()

Creates a tool tip.

Methods

getUI

public ToolTipUI getUI()

Returns the L&F object that renders this component.

Returns:

the ToolTipUI object that renders this component

updateUI

public void updateUI()

Resets the UI property to a value from the current look and feel.

Overrides:

updateUI in class JComponent

See Also:

JComponent.updateUI()

getUIClassID

public String getUIClassID()

Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.

Overrides:

getUIClassID in class JComponent

Returns:

the string "ToolTipUI"

See Also:

JComponent.getUIClassID(), UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)

setTipText

public void setTipText(String tipText)

Sets the text to show when the tool tip is displayed. The string tipText may be null.

Parameters:

tipText - the String to display

getTipText

public String getTipText()

Returns the text that is shown when the tool tip is displayed. The returned value may be null.

Returns:

the String that is displayed

setComponent

public void setComponent(JComponent c)

Parameters:

c - the JComponent being described

See Also:

JComponent.createToolTip()

getComponent

public JComponent getComponent()

Returns the component the tooltip applies to. The returned value may be null.

Returns:

the component that the tooltip describes

See Also:

JComponent.createToolTip()

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns a string representation of this JToolTip. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.

Overrides:

paramString in class JComponent

Returns:

a string representation of this JToolTip

getAccessibleContext

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JToolTip. For tool tips, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJToolTip. A new AccessibleJToolTip instance is created if necessary.

Specified by:

getAccessibleContext in interface Accessible

Overrides:

getAccessibleContext in class Component

Returns:

an AccessibleJToolTip that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JToolTip