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e843. Setting a Tool Tip

If a JComponent such as a JButton is created using an action, the component will be created with the tool tip text in the action (see e855 Creating an Action). However, if the action does not have any tool tip text or if it must be changed, use JComponent.setToolTipText() is used.
    JComponent button = new JButton("Label");
    
    // Set tool tip text
    button.setToolTipText("tool tip text");

 Related Examples
e844. Setting the Location of a Tool Tip
e845. Enabling and Disabling Tool Tips
e846. Making Tool Tips Appear Immediately
e847. Making Tool Tips Remain Visible
e848. Showing Multiple Lines in a Tool Tip
e849. Showing an Image in a Tool Tip

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


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