Class Tooltip

javafx.scene.control.Tooltip

All Implemented Interfaces:: Styleable, EventTarget, Skinnable

@IDProperty("id")
public class Tooltip
extends PopupControl

Tooltips are common UI elements which are typically used for showing additional information about a Node in the scenegraph when the Node is hovered over by the mouse. Any Node can show a tooltip. In most cases a Tooltip is created and its text property is modified to show plain text to the user. However, a Tooltip is able to show within it an arbitrary scenegraph of nodes - this is done by creating the scenegraph and setting it inside the Tooltip graphic property.

You use the following approach to set a Tooltip on any node:

 Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 100, 100);
 Tooltip t = new Tooltip("A Square");
 Tooltip.install(rect, t);

This tooltip will then participate with the typical tooltip semantics (i.e. appearing on hover, etc). Note that the Tooltip does not have to be uninstalled: it will be garbage collected when it is not referenced by any Node. It is possible to manually uninstall the tooltip, however.

A single tooltip can be installed on multiple target nodes or multiple controls.

Because most Tooltips are shown on UI controls, there is special API for all controls to make installing a Tooltip less verbose. The example below shows how to create a tooltip for a Button control:

 Button button = new Button("Hover Over Me");
 button.setTooltip(new Tooltip("Tooltip for Button"));

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`ReadOnlyBooleanProperty`	`activated`	Typically, the tooltip is "activated" when the mouse moves over a Control.
`ObjectProperty<ContentDisplay>`	`contentDisplay`	Specifies the positioning of the graphic relative to the text.
`ObjectProperty<Font>`	`font`	The default font to use for text in the Tooltip.
`ObjectProperty<Node>`	`graphic`	An optional icon for the Tooltip.
`DoubleProperty`	`graphicTextGap`	The amount of space between the graphic and text
`ObjectProperty<Duration>`	`hideDelay`	The duration in which to continue showing the tooltip after the mouse has left the node.
`ObjectProperty<Duration>`	`showDelay`	The delay between the mouse entering the hovered node and when the associated tooltip will be shown to the user.
`ObjectProperty<Duration>`	`showDuration`	The duration that the tooltip should remain showing for until it is no longer visible to the user.
`ObjectProperty<TextAlignment>`	`textAlignment`	Specifies the behavior for lines of text when text is multiline.
`ObjectProperty<OverrunStyle>`	`textOverrun`	Specifies the behavior to use if the text of the `Tooltip` exceeds the available space for rendering the text.
`StringProperty`	`text`	The text to display in the tooltip.
`BooleanProperty`	`wrapText`	If a run of text exceeds the width of the Tooltip, then this variable indicates whether the text should wrap onto another line.

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.control.PopupControl

id, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, prefHeight, prefWidth, skin, style

Properties declared in class javafx.stage.PopupWindow

anchorLocation, anchorX, anchorY, autoFix, autoHide, consumeAutoHidingEvents, hideOnEscape, onAutoHide, ownerNode, ownerWindow

Properties declared in class javafx.stage.Window

eventDispatcher, focused, forceIntegerRenderScale, height, onCloseRequest, onHidden, onHiding, onShowing, onShown, opacity, outputScaleX, outputScaleY, renderScaleX, renderScaleY, scene, showing, width, x, y

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class javafx.stage.PopupWindow

PopupWindow.AnchorLocation

Field Summary

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.control.PopupControl

bridge, USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, USE_PREF_SIZE

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Tooltip()`	Creates a tooltip with an empty string for its text.
`Tooltip(String text)`	Creates a tooltip with the specified text.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ReadOnlyBooleanProperty`	`activatedProperty()`	Typically, the tooltip is "activated" when the mouse moves over a Control.
`ObjectProperty<ContentDisplay>`	`contentDisplayProperty()`	Specifies the positioning of the graphic relative to the text.
`ObjectProperty<Font>`	`fontProperty()`	The default font to use for text in the Tooltip.
`static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getClassCssMetaData()`
`ContentDisplay`	`getContentDisplay()`	Gets the value of the property contentDisplay.
`List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getCssMetaData()`	The CssMetaData of this Styleable.
`Font`	`getFont()`	Gets the value of the property font.
`Node`	`getGraphic()`	Gets the value of the property graphic.
`double`	`getGraphicTextGap()`	Gets the value of the property graphicTextGap.
`Duration`	`getHideDelay()`	Gets the value of the property hideDelay.
`Duration`	`getShowDelay()`	Gets the value of the property showDelay.
`Duration`	`getShowDuration()`	Gets the value of the property showDuration.
`String`	`getText()`	Gets the value of the property text.
`TextAlignment`	`getTextAlignment()`	Gets the value of the property textAlignment.
`OverrunStyle`	`getTextOverrun()`	Gets the value of the property textOverrun.
`ObjectProperty<Node>`	`graphicProperty()`	An optional icon for the Tooltip.
`DoubleProperty`	`graphicTextGapProperty()`	The amount of space between the graphic and text
`ObjectProperty<Duration>`	`hideDelayProperty()`	The duration in which to continue showing the tooltip after the mouse has left the node.
`static void`	`install(Node node, Tooltip t)`	Associates the given `Tooltip` with the given `Node`.
`boolean`	`isActivated()`	Gets the value of the property activated.
`boolean`	`isWrapText()`	Gets the value of the property wrapText.
`void`	`setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay value)`	Sets the value of the property contentDisplay.
`void`	`setFont(Font value)`	Sets the value of the property font.
`void`	`setGraphic(Node value)`	Sets the value of the property graphic.
`void`	`setGraphicTextGap(double value)`	Sets the value of the property graphicTextGap.
`void`	`setHideDelay(Duration hideDelay)`	Sets the value of the property hideDelay.
`void`	`setShowDelay(Duration showDelay)`	Sets the value of the property showDelay.
`void`	`setShowDuration(Duration showDuration)`	Sets the value of the property showDuration.
`void`	`setText(String value)`	Sets the value of the property text.
`void`	`setTextAlignment(TextAlignment value)`	Sets the value of the property textAlignment.
`void`	`setTextOverrun(OverrunStyle value)`	Sets the value of the property textOverrun.
`void`	`setWrapText(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property wrapText.
`ObjectProperty<Duration>`	`showDelayProperty()`	The delay between the mouse entering the hovered node and when the associated tooltip will be shown to the user.
`ObjectProperty<Duration>`	`showDurationProperty()`	The duration that the tooltip should remain showing for until it is no longer visible to the user.
`ObjectProperty<TextAlignment>`	`textAlignmentProperty()`	Specifies the behavior for lines of text when text is multiline.
`ObjectProperty<OverrunStyle>`	`textOverrunProperty()`	Specifies the behavior to use if the text of the `Tooltip` exceeds the available space for rendering the text.
`StringProperty`	`textProperty()`	The text to display in the tooltip.
`static void`	`uninstall(Node node, Tooltip t)`	Removes the association of the given `Tooltip` on the specified `Node`.
`BooleanProperty`	`wrapTextProperty()`	If a run of text exceeds the width of the Tooltip, then this variable indicates whether the text should wrap onto another line.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.control.PopupControl

createDefaultSkin, getId, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getPseudoClassStates, getStyle, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getTypeSelector, idProperty, maxHeight, maxHeightProperty, maxWidth, maxWidthProperty, minHeight, minHeightProperty, minWidth, minWidthProperty, prefHeight, prefHeightProperty, prefWidth, prefWidthProperty, pseudoClassStateChanged, setId, setMaxHeight, setMaxSize, setMaxWidth, setMinHeight, setMinSize, setMinWidth, setPrefHeight, setPrefSize, setPrefWidth, setStyle, skinProperty, styleProperty

Methods declared in class javafx.stage.PopupWindow

anchorLocationProperty, anchorXProperty, anchorYProperty, autoFixProperty, autoHideProperty, consumeAutoHidingEventsProperty, getAnchorLocation, getAnchorX, getAnchorY, getConsumeAutoHidingEvents, getOnAutoHide, getOwnerNode, getOwnerWindow, hide, hideOnEscapeProperty, isAutoFix, isAutoHide, isHideOnEscape, onAutoHideProperty, ownerNodeProperty, ownerWindowProperty, setAnchorLocation, setAnchorX, setAnchorY, setAutoFix, setAutoHide, setConsumeAutoHidingEvents, setHideOnEscape, setOnAutoHide, setScene, show, show, show

Methods declared in class javafx.stage.Window

addEventFilter, addEventHandler, buildEventDispatchChain, centerOnScreen, eventDispatcherProperty, fireEvent, focusedProperty, forceIntegerRenderScaleProperty, getEventDispatcher, getHeight, getOnCloseRequest, getOnHidden, getOnHiding, getOnShowing, getOnShown, getOpacity, getOutputScaleX, getOutputScaleY, getProperties, getRenderScaleX, getRenderScaleY, getScene, getUserData, getWidth, getWindows, getX, getY, hasProperties, heightProperty, isFocused, isForceIntegerRenderScale, isShowing, onCloseRequestProperty, onHiddenProperty, onHidingProperty, onShowingProperty, onShownProperty, opacityProperty, outputScaleXProperty, outputScaleYProperty, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, renderScaleXProperty, renderScaleYProperty, requestFocus, sceneProperty, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setForceIntegerRenderScale, setHeight, setOnCloseRequest, setOnHidden, setOnHiding, setOnShowing, setOnShown, setOpacity, setRenderScaleX, setRenderScaleY, setUserData, setWidth, setX, setY, show, showingProperty, sizeToScene, widthProperty, xProperty, yProperty

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods declared in interface javafx.scene.control.Skinnable

getSkin, setSkin

Methods declared in interface javafx.css.Styleable

getStyleableNode

Property Details

text

public final StringProperty textProperty

The text to display in the tooltip. If the text is set to null, an empty string will be displayed, despite the value being null.

See Also:: getText(), setText(String)

textAlignment

public final ObjectProperty<TextAlignment> textAlignmentProperty

Specifies the behavior for lines of text when text is multiline. Unlike contentDisplay which affects the graphic and text, this setting only affects multiple lines of text relative to the text bounds.

See Also:: getTextAlignment(), setTextAlignment(TextAlignment)

textOverrun

public final ObjectProperty<OverrunStyle> textOverrunProperty

Specifies the behavior to use if the text of the Tooltip exceeds the available space for rendering the text.

See Also:: getTextOverrun(), setTextOverrun(OverrunStyle)

wrapText

public final BooleanProperty wrapTextProperty

If a run of text exceeds the width of the Tooltip, then this variable indicates whether the text should wrap onto another line.

See Also:: isWrapText(), setWrapText(boolean)

font

public final ObjectProperty<Font> fontProperty

The default font to use for text in the Tooltip. If the Tooltip's text is rich text then this font may or may not be used depending on the font information embedded in the rich text, but in any case where a default font is required, this font will be used.

See Also:: getFont(), setFont(Font)

showDelay

public final ObjectProperty<Duration> showDelayProperty

The delay between the mouse entering the hovered node and when the associated tooltip will be shown to the user. The default delay is 1000ms.

Default value:: 1000ms
Since:: 9
See Also:: getShowDelay(), setShowDelay(Duration)

showDuration

public final ObjectProperty<Duration> showDurationProperty

The duration that the tooltip should remain showing for until it is no longer visible to the user. If the mouse leaves the control before the showDuration finishes, then the tooltip will remain showing for the duration specified in the hideDelayProperty(), even if the remaining time of the showDuration is less than the hideDelay duration. The default value is 5000ms.

Default value:: 5000ms
Since:: 9
See Also:: getShowDuration(), setShowDuration(Duration)

hideDelay

public final ObjectProperty<Duration> hideDelayProperty

The duration in which to continue showing the tooltip after the mouse has left the node. Once this time has elapsed the tooltip will hide. The default value is 200ms.

Default value:: 200ms
Since:: 9
See Also:: getHideDelay(), setHideDelay(Duration)

graphic

public final ObjectProperty<Node> graphicProperty

An optional icon for the Tooltip. This can be positioned relative to the text by using the content display property. The node specified for this variable cannot appear elsewhere in the scene graph, otherwise the IllegalArgumentException is thrown. See the class description of Node for more detail.

See Also:: getGraphic(), setGraphic(Node)

contentDisplay

public final ObjectProperty<ContentDisplay> contentDisplayProperty

Specifies the positioning of the graphic relative to the text.

See Also:: getContentDisplay(), setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay)

graphicTextGap

public final DoubleProperty graphicTextGapProperty

The amount of space between the graphic and text

See Also:: getGraphicTextGap(), setGraphicTextGap(double)

activated

public final ReadOnlyBooleanProperty activatedProperty

Typically, the tooltip is "activated" when the mouse moves over a Control. There is usually some delay between when the Tooltip becomes "activated" and when it is actually shown. The details (such as the amount of delay, etc) is left to the Skin implementation.

See Also:: isActivated()

Constructor Details

Tooltip

public Tooltip()

Creates a tooltip with an empty string for its text.

Tooltip

public Tooltip(String text)

Creates a tooltip with the specified text.

Parameters:: text - A text string for the tooltip.

Method Details

install

public static void install(Node node, Tooltip t)

Associates the given Tooltip with the given Node. The tooltip can then behave similar to when it is set on any Control. A single tooltip can be associated with multiple nodes.

Parameters:: node - the node; t - the tooltip
See Also:: Tooltip

uninstall

public static void uninstall(Node node, Tooltip t)

Removes the association of the given Tooltip on the specified Node. Hence hovering on the node will no longer result in showing of the tooltip.

Parameters:: node - the node; t - the tooltip
See Also:: Tooltip

textProperty

public final StringProperty textProperty()

The text to display in the tooltip. If the text is set to null, an empty string will be displayed, despite the value being null.

See Also:: getText(), setText(String)

setText

public final void setText(String value)

Sets the value of the property text.

Property description:: The text to display in the tooltip. If the text is set to null, an empty string will be displayed, despite the value being null.

getText

public final String getText()

Gets the value of the property text.

Property description:: The text to display in the tooltip. If the text is set to null, an empty string will be displayed, despite the value being null.

textAlignmentProperty

public final ObjectProperty<TextAlignment> textAlignmentProperty()

See Also:: getTextAlignment(), setTextAlignment(TextAlignment)

setTextAlignment

public final void setTextAlignment(TextAlignment value)

Sets the value of the property textAlignment.

Property description:: Specifies the behavior for lines of text when text is multiline. Unlike contentDisplay which affects the graphic and text, this setting only affects multiple lines of text relative to the text bounds.

getTextAlignment

public final TextAlignment getTextAlignment()

Gets the value of the property textAlignment.

Property description:: Specifies the behavior for lines of text when text is multiline. Unlike contentDisplay which affects the graphic and text, this setting only affects multiple lines of text relative to the text bounds.

textOverrunProperty

public final ObjectProperty<OverrunStyle> textOverrunProperty()

Specifies the behavior to use if the text of the Tooltip exceeds the available space for rendering the text.

See Also:: getTextOverrun(), setTextOverrun(OverrunStyle)

setTextOverrun

public final void setTextOverrun(OverrunStyle value)

Sets the value of the property textOverrun.

Property description:: Specifies the behavior to use if the text of the Tooltip exceeds the available space for rendering the text.

getTextOverrun

public final OverrunStyle getTextOverrun()

Gets the value of the property textOverrun.

Property description:: Specifies the behavior to use if the text of the Tooltip exceeds the available space for rendering the text.

wrapTextProperty

public final BooleanProperty wrapTextProperty()

If a run of text exceeds the width of the Tooltip, then this variable indicates whether the text should wrap onto another line.

See Also:: isWrapText(), setWrapText(boolean)

setWrapText

public final void setWrapText(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property wrapText.

Property description:: If a run of text exceeds the width of the Tooltip, then this variable indicates whether the text should wrap onto another line.

isWrapText

public final boolean isWrapText()

Gets the value of the property wrapText.

Property description:: If a run of text exceeds the width of the Tooltip, then this variable indicates whether the text should wrap onto another line.

fontProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Font> fontProperty()

See Also:: getFont(), setFont(Font)

setFont

public final void setFont(Font value)

Sets the value of the property font.

Property description:: The default font to use for text in the Tooltip. If the Tooltip's text is rich text then this font may or may not be used depending on the font information embedded in the rich text, but in any case where a default font is required, this font will be used.

getFont

public final Font getFont()

Gets the value of the property font.

Property description:: The default font to use for text in the Tooltip. If the Tooltip's text is rich text then this font may or may not be used depending on the font information embedded in the rich text, but in any case where a default font is required, this font will be used.

showDelayProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Duration> showDelayProperty()

The delay between the mouse entering the hovered node and when the associated tooltip will be shown to the user. The default delay is 1000ms.

Default value:: 1000ms
Since:: 9
See Also:: getShowDelay(), setShowDelay(Duration)

setShowDelay

public final void setShowDelay(Duration showDelay)

Sets the value of the property showDelay.

Property description:: The delay between the mouse entering the hovered node and when the associated tooltip will be shown to the user. The default delay is 1000ms.
Default value:: 1000ms
Since:: 9

getShowDelay

public final Duration getShowDelay()

Gets the value of the property showDelay.

Property description:: The delay between the mouse entering the hovered node and when the associated tooltip will be shown to the user. The default delay is 1000ms.
Default value:: 1000ms
Since:: 9

showDurationProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Duration> showDurationProperty()

Default value:: 5000ms
Since:: 9
See Also:: getShowDuration(), setShowDuration(Duration)

setShowDuration

public final void setShowDuration(Duration showDuration)

Sets the value of the property showDuration.

Property description:: The duration that the tooltip should remain showing for until it is no longer visible to the user. If the mouse leaves the control before the showDuration finishes, then the tooltip will remain showing for the duration specified in the hideDelayProperty(), even if the remaining time of the showDuration is less than the hideDelay duration. The default value is 5000ms.
Default value:: 5000ms
Since:: 9

getShowDuration

public final Duration getShowDuration()

Gets the value of the property showDuration.

Property description:: The duration that the tooltip should remain showing for until it is no longer visible to the user. If the mouse leaves the control before the showDuration finishes, then the tooltip will remain showing for the duration specified in the hideDelayProperty(), even if the remaining time of the showDuration is less than the hideDelay duration. The default value is 5000ms.
Default value:: 5000ms
Since:: 9

hideDelayProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Duration> hideDelayProperty()

The duration in which to continue showing the tooltip after the mouse has left the node. Once this time has elapsed the tooltip will hide. The default value is 200ms.

Default value:: 200ms
Since:: 9
See Also:: getHideDelay(), setHideDelay(Duration)

setHideDelay

public final void setHideDelay(Duration hideDelay)

Sets the value of the property hideDelay.

Property description:: The duration in which to continue showing the tooltip after the mouse has left the node. Once this time has elapsed the tooltip will hide. The default value is 200ms.
Default value:: 200ms
Since:: 9

getHideDelay

public final Duration getHideDelay()

Gets the value of the property hideDelay.

Property description:: The duration in which to continue showing the tooltip after the mouse has left the node. Once this time has elapsed the tooltip will hide. The default value is 200ms.
Default value:: 200ms
Since:: 9

graphicProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Node> graphicProperty()

See Also:: getGraphic(), setGraphic(Node)

setGraphic

public final void setGraphic(Node value)

Sets the value of the property graphic.

Property description:: An optional icon for the Tooltip. This can be positioned relative to the text by using the content display property. The node specified for this variable cannot appear elsewhere in the scene graph, otherwise the IllegalArgumentException is thrown. See the class description of Node for more detail.

getGraphic

public final Node getGraphic()

Gets the value of the property graphic.

Property description:: An optional icon for the Tooltip. This can be positioned relative to the text by using the content display property. The node specified for this variable cannot appear elsewhere in the scene graph, otherwise the IllegalArgumentException is thrown. See the class description of Node for more detail.

contentDisplayProperty

public final ObjectProperty<ContentDisplay> contentDisplayProperty()

Specifies the positioning of the graphic relative to the text.

See Also:: getContentDisplay(), setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay)

setContentDisplay

public final void setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay value)

Sets the value of the property contentDisplay.

Property description:: Specifies the positioning of the graphic relative to the text.

getContentDisplay

public final ContentDisplay getContentDisplay()

Gets the value of the property contentDisplay.

Property description:: Specifies the positioning of the graphic relative to the text.

graphicTextGapProperty

public final DoubleProperty graphicTextGapProperty()

The amount of space between the graphic and text

See Also:: getGraphicTextGap(), setGraphicTextGap(double)

setGraphicTextGap

public final void setGraphicTextGap(double value)

Sets the value of the property graphicTextGap.

Property description:: The amount of space between the graphic and text

getGraphicTextGap

public final double getGraphicTextGap()

Gets the value of the property graphicTextGap.

Property description:: The amount of space between the graphic and text

isActivated

public final boolean isActivated()

Gets the value of the property activated.

Property description:: Typically, the tooltip is "activated" when the mouse moves over a Control. There is usually some delay between when the Tooltip becomes "activated" and when it is actually shown. The details (such as the amount of delay, etc) is left to the Skin implementation.

activatedProperty

public final ReadOnlyBooleanProperty activatedProperty()

See Also:: isActivated()

getClassCssMetaData

public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getClassCssMetaData()

Returns:: The CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getCssMetaData

public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getCssMetaData()

The CssMetaData of this Styleable. This may be returned as an unmodifiable list.

Specified by:: getCssMetaData in interface Styleable
Overrides:: getCssMetaData in class PopupControl
Returns:: the CssMetaData
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

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