Proamrishwa

Tooltip is helpful for every software users it displays the use of that feature of a software and also it make it easy for the user to work with that software.

In this project we will develop a project with Tooltip Functionality,It is developed with the help of Netbeans Ide It is a Graphical User Interface application.

Now,Open up Netbeans Ide

Go to ,

1. File--->New Project
2. Categories—>java
3. Project—>Java Desktop Application

Click Next and then Finish

Now switch to design view add a jbutton from palatte

Now swtch to source view

Import the following package.

import com.sun.media.ui.ToolTip;

Declare ToolTip as class level variable like that

ToolTip tip=new ToolTip("set your text here");

find this function and write this code below it initComponents();

tip.setLocationRelativeTo(jButton1); //displays tooltip below jbutton

tip.setSize(200,50);

That’s it.

Now right click jbutton in design view and got to

Events—>Mouse—>MouseEntered

You will see the code like this

private void jButton1MouseEntered(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                      
        tip.setVisible(true); //setting visible tooltip
}

Now again go to design view and right click jbutton

Events—>Mouse—>MouseExited

You will see the code like this

private void jButton1MouseExited(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                     
tip.setVisible(false); //setting invisible tooltip
}

All done compile and run move cursor to jbutton and see the tooltip.