The Java Developers Almanac 1.4


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e836. Setting the Tool Tip for a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container

There are two ways to set a tool tip on a tab. The first is to specify it when the tab is created; the second way is to set it using JTabbedPane.setToolTipTextAt().
    // Create a tabbed pane
    JTabbedPane pane = new JTabbedPane();
    
    // Add a tab with a tool tip
    String label = "Tab Label";
    String tooltip = "Tool Tip Text";
    pane.addTab(label, null, component, tooltip);
    
    // Get index of new tab
    int index = pane.getTabCount()-1;
    
    // Get current tool tip
    tooltip = pane.getToolTipTextAt(index);
    
    // Change tool tip
    tooltip = "New Tool Tip Text";
    pane.setToolTipTextAt(index, tooltip);

 Related Examples
e828. Creating a JTabbedPane Container
e829. Getting and Setting the Selected Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e830. Adding a Tab to a JTabbedPane Container
e831. Removing a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e832. Moving a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e833. Getting the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e834. Setting the Location of the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e835. Enabling and Disabling a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e837. Setting the Color of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e838. Enabling the Selection of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container Using a Keystroke
e839. Enable Scrolling Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e840. Determining When the Selected Tab Changes in a JTabbedPane Container

See also: Actions    JButton    JCheckBox    JComboBox    JDesktop and JInternalFrame    JFrame, JWindow, JDialog    JLabel    JList    JProgressBar    JRadioButton    JScrollPane    JSlider    JSpinner    JSplitPane    JToolBar    Keystrokes and Input Maps    Layout    Look and Feel    Menus    Progress Monitor    The Screen    Tool Tips    UI Default Values   


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