Csharp/C Sharp/GUI Windows Form/Tooltips

Add icon to Tooltip

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip toolTip1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip toolTip2;
  private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox2;
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
        this.pictureBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
        this.toolTip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip(new System.ruponentModel.Container());
        this.toolTip2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip(new System.ruponentModel.Container());
        this.pictureBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).BeginInit();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox2)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // pictureBox1
        // 
        this.pictureBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
        this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 24);
        this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1";
        this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 50);
        this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 0;
        this.pictureBox1.TabStop = false;
        this.toolTip1.SetToolTip(this.pictureBox1, "This is a tooltip.");
        // 
        // toolTip1
        // 
        this.toolTip1.ToolTipIcon = System.Windows.Forms.ToolTipIcon.Info;
        this.toolTip1.ToolTipTitle = "Titled ToolTip";
        // 
        // pictureBox2
        // 
        this.pictureBox2.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
        this.pictureBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(148, 24);
        this.pictureBox2.Name = "pictureBox2";
        this.pictureBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 50);
        this.pictureBox2.TabIndex = 1;
        this.pictureBox2.TabStop = false;
        this.toolTip2.SetToolTip(this.pictureBox2, "This is a tooltip.");
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(279, 107);
        this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox2);
        this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox1);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "ToolTip Test";
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).EndInit();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox2)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}

Add Tooltips for Label

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
   private System.Windows.Forms.Label firstLabel;
   private System.Windows.Forms.Label secondLabel;
   private System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip labelsToolTip;
   public Form1() {
       InitializeComponent();
   }
   private void InitializeComponent()
   {
      this.firstLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.secondLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.labelsToolTip = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip(new System.ruponentModel.Container());
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // firstLabel
      // 
      this.firstLabel.AutoSize = true;
      this.firstLabel.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
      this.firstLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
      this.firstLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 20);
      this.firstLabel.Name = "firstLabel";
      this.firstLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(92, 18);
      this.firstLabel.TabIndex = 0;
      this.firstLabel.Text = "This is a label.";
      this.labelsToolTip.SetToolTip(this.firstLabel, "First Label");
      // 
      // secondLabel
      // 
      this.secondLabel.AutoSize = true;
      this.secondLabel.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
      this.secondLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
      this.secondLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 69);
      this.secondLabel.Name = "secondLabel";
      this.secondLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(133, 18);
      this.secondLabel.TabIndex = 1;
      this.secondLabel.Tag = "";
      this.secondLabel.Text = "This is another Label.";
      this.labelsToolTip.SetToolTip(this.secondLabel, "Second Label");
      // 
      // ToolTipExampleForm
      // 
      this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
      this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(252, 124);
      this.Controls.Add(this.secondLabel);
      this.Controls.Add(this.firstLabel);
      this.Name = "ToolTipExampleForm";
      this.Text = "ToolTip Demonstration";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);
      this.PerformLayout();
   }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}

Add Tooltip to a component

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class Form1 : Form
{
  private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip toolTip1;
  private System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip toolTip2;
  private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox2;
  public Form1() {
        InitializeComponent();
  }
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
        this.pictureBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
        this.toolTip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip(new System.ruponentModel.Container());
        this.toolTip2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip(new System.ruponentModel.Container());
        this.pictureBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).BeginInit();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox2)).BeginInit();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // pictureBox1
        // 
        this.pictureBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
        this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 24);
        this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1";
        this.pictureBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 50);
        this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 0;
        this.pictureBox1.TabStop = false;
        this.toolTip1.SetToolTip(this.pictureBox1, "This is a tooltip.");
        // 
        // toolTip1
        // 
        this.toolTip1.ToolTipIcon = System.Windows.Forms.ToolTipIcon.Info;
        this.toolTip1.ToolTipTitle = "Titled ToolTip";
        // 
        // pictureBox2
        // 
        this.pictureBox2.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
        this.pictureBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(148, 24);
        this.pictureBox2.Name = "pictureBox2";
        this.pictureBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 50);
        this.pictureBox2.TabIndex = 1;
        this.pictureBox2.TabStop = false;
        this.toolTip2.SetToolTip(this.pictureBox2, "This is a tooltip.");
        // 
        // Form1
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(279, 107);
        this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox2);
        this.Controls.Add(this.pictureBox1);
        this.Name = "Form1";
        this.Text = "ToolTip Test";
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox1)).EndInit();
        ((System.ruponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.pictureBox2)).EndInit();
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
  }
  [STAThread]
  static void Main()
  {
    Application.EnableVisualStyles();
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }
}

Tooltips Demo

/*
Professional Windows GUI Programming Using C#
by Jay Glynn, Csaba Torok, Richard Conway, Wahid Choudhury, 
   Zach Greenvoss, Shripad Kulkarni, Neil Whitlow
Publisher: Peer Information
ISBN: 1861007663
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
namespace Tooltips
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for Form1.
    /// </summary>
    public class Tooltips : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnTooltips;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtTooltip;
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
        public Tooltips()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();
            //
            // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
            //
            ToolTip forButton = new ToolTip();
            forButton.SetToolTip(btnTooltips, "You are now over the button!!");
            forButton.SetToolTip(txtTooltip, "You are now over the textbox!!");
            forButton.AutomaticDelay = 2000;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            if( disposing )
            {
                if (components != null) 
                {
                    components.Dispose();
                }
            }
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }
        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.btnTooltips = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.txtTooltip = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // btnTooltips
            // 
            this.btnTooltips.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 152);
            this.btnTooltips.Name = "btnTooltips";
            this.btnTooltips.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 104);
            this.btnTooltips.TabIndex = 0;
            this.btnTooltips.Text = "Press Me";
            // 
            // txtTooltip
            // 
            this.txtTooltip.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 8);
            this.txtTooltip.Multiline = true;
            this.txtTooltip.Name = "txtTooltip";
            this.txtTooltip.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 136);
            this.txtTooltip.TabIndex = 1;
            this.txtTooltip.Text = "";
            // 
            // Tooltips
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.txtTooltip,
                                                                          this.btnTooltips});
            this.Name = "Tooltips";
            this.Text = "Tooltips";
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
        }
        #endregion
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new Tooltips());
        }
    }
}

Tooltips for Button

 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ruponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
public class Tooltips : System.Windows.Forms.Form {
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnTooltips;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtTooltip;
    public Tooltips() {
        ToolTip forButton = new ToolTip();
        forButton.SetToolTip(btnTooltips, "You are now over the button!!");
        forButton.SetToolTip(txtTooltip, "You are now over the textbox!!");
        forButton.AutomaticDelay = 2000;
        this.btnTooltips = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
        this.txtTooltip = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        this.btnTooltips.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 152);
        this.btnTooltips.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 104);
        this.btnTooltips.Text = "Press Me";
        this.txtTooltip.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 8);
        this.txtTooltip.Multiline = true;
        this.txtTooltip.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(288, 136);
        this.txtTooltip.Text = "";
        this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
        this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.txtTooltip,
                                      this.btnTooltips});
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new Tooltips());
    }
}