ToolTip in Windows Forms GridGrouping control

21 Jan 202510 minutes to read

The ToolTip can be added to the individual cells. This allows a user to show more information about the particular cell on mouse hover.

Adding ToolTip

The ToolTip can be added to the particular cell by setting CellTipText property in the QueryCellStyleInfo event.

C#

this.gridGroupingControl1.QueryCellStyleInfo += gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo;

void gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo(object sender, Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.Grouping.GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{

    if (e.Style.TableCellIdentity.Column != null && e.Style.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name == "FirstName"
        && e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement != null && e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement.Kind == Syncfusion.Grouping.DisplayElementKind.Record)
    {

        //Setting the ToolTip text.
        e.Style.CellTipText = e.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name + " is " + e.Style.Text;
    }
}

VB.NET

AddHandler gridGroupingControl1.QueryCellStyleInfo, AddressOf gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo

Private Sub gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.Grouping.GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs)

    If e.Style.TableCellIdentity.Column IsNot Nothing AndAlso e.Style.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name = "FirstName" AndAlso e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement IsNot Nothing AndAlso e.TableCellIdentity.DisplayElement.Kind Is Syncfusion.Grouping.DisplayElementKind.Record Then

        'Setting the ToolTip text.
        e.Style.CellTipText = e.TableCellIdentity.Column.Name & " is " & e.Style.Text
    End If
End Sub

Adding ToolTip to Column

The ToolTip can be added to specific column by setting the Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellTipText property of the particular column descriptor. It will enable the ToolTip for all the cells in the column with same tip text.

C#

//Setting ToolTip for particular column.
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["City"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellTipText = "City";

VB.NET

'Setting ToolTip for particular column.
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns("City").Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellTipText = "City"

Adding ToolTip to Nested table

The ToolTip can be added for the nested tables by getting the child table descriptor using the GetTableDescriptor method and setting the CellTipText to the column which you want.

C#

// Adding ToolTip for nested table cells
this.gridGroupingControl1.GetTableDescriptor("Orders").Columns["Freight"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellTipText = "Hello";

VB.NET

' Adding ToolTip for nested table cells
Me.gridGroupingControl1.GetTableDescriptor("Orders").Columns("Freight").Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.CellTipText = "Hello"

NOTE

The ToolTip will not be enabled for a cell if the CellTipText property of the cell is empty.

Removing ToolTip

The ToolTip for the cell can be removed by using the ResetCellTipText method. It will reset the CellTipText property to the default values.

C#

//Remove the ToolTip for particular column.
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns["ColumnName"].Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.ResetCellTipText();

VB.NET

'Remove the ToolTip for particular column.
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableDescriptor.Columns("ColumnName ").Appearance.AnyRecordFieldCell.ResetCellTipText()

Disabling ToolTip for Control

The displaying of ToolTip on mouse hover for control can be restricted by setting the Active property of CellToolTip to false.

C#

//Disable the ToolTip for GridGroupingControl.
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.Active = false;

VB.NET

'Disable the ToolTip for GridGroupingControl.
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.Active = False

Setting ToolTip delay time

The below properties are used to set the ToolTip delay time.

• AutoPopDelay
• InitialDelay
• ReshowDelay
• AutomaticDelay

AutoPopDelay

The CellToolTip.AutoPopDelay property enables you to shorten or lengthen the time that the ToolTip is displayed when the pointer is on a control. User can increase the value of this property to ensure that the user has sufficient time to read the text. The maximum time you can delay a popup is 5000 milliseconds.

C#

//Set the ToolTip display time.
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.AutoPopDelay = 5000;

VB.NET

'Set the ToolTip display time.
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.AutoPopDelay = 5000

InitialDelay

The CellToolTip.InitialDelay property enables you to shorten or lengthen the time that the ToolTip waits before displaying a ToolTip. User can use this property to ensure that the user has ToolTips displayed quickly by shortening the time specified. The value for this property cannot exceed 32767.

C#

//Set the ToolTip Initial delay time.
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.InitialDelay = 1000;

VB.NET

'Set the ToolTip Initial delay time.
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.InitialDelay = 1000

ReshowDelay

The CellToolTip.ReshowDelay property enables you to shorten or lengthen the time that the ToolTip waits before displaying a ToolTip after a previous ToolTip is displayed.

When a ToolTip is currently being displayed and the user moves the pointer to another control that displays a ToolTip, the value of the CellToolTip.ReshowDelay property is used before showing the ToolTip for the new control.

The ToolTip from the previous control must still be displayed in order for the delay specified in the CellToolTip.ReshowDelay property to be used; otherwise the CellToolTip.InitialDelay property value is used.

C#

//Set the ToolTip reshow delay time.
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.ReshowDelay = 500;

VB.NET

'Set the ToolTip reshow delay time.
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.ReshowDelay = 500

AutomaticDelay

The AutomaticDelay property enables you to set a single delay value, which is then used to set the values of the AutoPopDelay , InitialDelay, and ReshowDelay properties. Each time the CellToolTip.AutomaticDelay property is set, the following values are set by default.

Property	Default Values
AutoPopDelay	10 times the AutomaticDelay value.
InitialDelay	Equal to the AutomaticDelay value.
ReshowDelay	1/5 of the AutomaticDelay value.

C#

//Set the delay time for ToolTip
this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.AutomaticDelay = 1000;

VB.NET

'Set the delay time for ToolTip
Me.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.CellToolTip.AutomaticDelay = 1000

NOTE

The CellToolTip   property can be accessed through TableControl . The ToolTip delay time can be assigned to Nested tables by using the GetTableControl method.

Event

ActivateToolTip event

ActivateToolTip event will be triggered when the mouse hovers on a cell which has the valid CellTipText (CellTipText should not be empty).

C#

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.ActivateToolTip += TableControl_ActivateToolTip;

private void TableControl_ActivateToolTip(object sender, GridActivateToolTipEventArgs e)
{
    e.Style.CellTipText = "Active";
}

VB.NET

AddHandler gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.ActivateToolTip, AddressOf TableControl_ActivateToolTip

Private Sub TableControl_ActivateToolTip(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridActivateToolTipEventArgs)
    e.Style.CellTipText = "Active"
End Sub

Disabling the ToolTip for particular cell

The displaying of ToolTip on mouse hover for particular cells can be restricted by canceling the ActivateToolTip event instead of setting the empty string to CellTipText property.

C#

this.gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.ActivateToolTip += TableControl_ActivateToolTip;

private void TableControl_ActivateToolTip(object sender, GridActivateToolTipEventArgs e)
{

    //Disable the ToolTip for particular cell.

    if(e.ColIndex == 3 && e.RowIndex == 3)
    {
        e.Cancel = true;
    }
}

VB.NET

AddHandler gridGroupingControl1.TableControl.ActivateToolTip, AddressOf TableControl_ActivateToolTip

Private Sub TableControl_ActivateToolTip(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GridActivateToolTipEventArgs)

    'Disable the ToolTip for particular cell.

    If e.ColIndex = 3 AndAlso e.RowIndex = 3 Then
        e.Cancel = True
    End If
End Sub

Identify whether cell has ToolTip

To identify whether the cell has ToolTip or not, HasCellTipText property can be used in the QueryCellStyleInfo event.

The below code illustrates that back color and text color are changed for the cells which has ToolTip.

C#

this.gridGroupingControl1.QueryCellStyleInfo += gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo;

void gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo(object sender, Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.Grouping.GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs e)
{

    //Checking whether the cell has ToolTip or not.

    if (e.Style.HasCellTipText)
    {
        e.Style.BackColor = Color.Green;   
        e.Style.TextColor = Color.White;
    }
}

VB.NET

AddHandler gridGroupingControl1.QueryCellStyleInfo, AddressOf gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo

Private Sub gridGroupingControl1_QueryCellStyleInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Grid.Grouping.GridTableCellStyleInfoEventArgs)

    'Checking whether the cell has ToolTip or not.

    If e.Style.HasCellTipText Then
        e.Style.BackColor = Color.Green
        e.Style.TextColor = Color.White
    End If
End Sub