Tool Tip Properties

ToolTipDelay

This property gets/sets the delay (in milliseconds) at which tool tips will be displayed when the ToolTipDisplay property is set to true. The mouse will need to hover over a chart object for this amount of time before the tooltip is displayed.

DATA TYPE:

integer

RANGE:

any integer number

DEFAULT:

500

SYNTAX:

void setToolTipDelay(int newValue);
 int getToolTipDelay();

ALSO SEE:

ToolTipDisplay, ToolTipMode

ToolTipDisplay

This property enables (true) / disables (false) the display of tool tips.

DATA TYPE:

boolean

RANGE:

true / false; true = Display tool tips, false = Do not display tool tips

DEFAULT:

false

SYNTAX:

void setToolTipDisplay(boolean newValue);
 boolean getToolTipDisplay();

ALSO SEE:

ToolTipDelay, ToolTipMode

ToolTipMode

This property toggles tool tips between explicit developer information and user level information.

DATA TYPE:

boolean

RANGE:

true / false; true = Developer information, false = User information

DEFAULT:

false

SYNTAX:

void setToolTipMode(boolean newValue);
 boolean getToolTipMode();

ALSO SEE:

ToolTipDelay, ToolTipDisplay, setDeveloperToolTip(), setUserToolTip()

ToolTipTimeoutEnabled

This property enables (true) / disables (false) the tooltip timeout set by the setToolTipDisplayTimeOut() method. When enabled, the tooltip will automatically disappear when the time set by setToolTipDisplayTimeOut() expires. When disabled, the tooltip will show as long as the mouse hovers over the object.

DATA TYPE:

boolean

RANGE:

true / false; true = Enable the tooltip display timer, false = Disable the tooltip display timer

DEFAULT:

false

SYNTAX:

void setToolTipTimeoutEnabled(boolean newValue);
 boolean getToolTipTimeoutEnabled();

TransparentMarkers

This property enables (true) / disables (false) transparent markers in a line chart. When markers are not shown with setMarkerDisplay(false), this property can be used to enable transparent markers so that a tooltip will show when the mouse hovers over the area. Use TransparentMarkerSize to make the transparent markers large enough to be found by the mouse.

DATA TYPE:

boolean

RANGE:

true / false; true = Enable transparent markers, false = Disable transparent markers

DEFAULT:

false

SYNTAX:

void setTransparentMarkers(boolean newValue);
 boolean getTransparentMarkers();

ALSO SEE:

TransparentMarkerSize

TransparentMarkerSize

When transparent markers are enabled with TransparentMarkers(true), the property sets the size of the markers.

DATA TYPE:

integer

RANGE:

0...100 (0 = Use value set by MarkerSizeDefault)

DEFAULT:

false

SYNTAX:

void setTransparentMarkerSize(int newValue);
 int getTransparentMarkerSize();

ALSO SEE:

TransparentMarkers