Java Platform 1.2

javax.swing
Class ToolTipManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.event.MouseAdapter
        |
        +--javax.swing.ToolTipManager

public class ToolTipManager
extends MouseAdapter
implements MouseMotionListener

Manages all the ToolTips in the system.

See Also:
JComponent.createToolTip()

Inner Class Summary
protected  class ToolTipManager.insideTimerAction
           
protected  class ToolTipManager.outsideTimerAction
           
protected  class ToolTipManager.stillInsideTimerAction
           
 
Field Summary
protected  boolean heavyWeightPopupEnabled
           
protected  boolean lightWeightPopupEnabled
           
 
Method Summary
 int getDismissDelay()
          Returns the dismisal delay value.
 int getInitialDelay()
          Returns the initial delay value.
 int getReshowDelay()
          Returns the reshow delay value.
 boolean isEnabled()
          Returns true if this object is enabled.
 boolean isLightWeightPopupEnabled()
          Returns true if lightweight (all-Java) Tooltips are in use, or false if heavyweight (native peer) Tooltips are being used.
 void mouseDragged(MouseEvent event)
           
 void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event)
           
 void mouseExited(MouseEvent event)
           
 void mouseMoved(MouseEvent event)
           
 void mousePressed(MouseEvent event)
           
 void registerComponent(JComponent component)
          Register a component for tooltip management.
 void setDismissDelay(int microSeconds)
          Specifies the dismisal delay value.
 void setEnabled(boolean flag)
          Enables or disables the tooltip.
 void setInitialDelay(int microSeconds)
          Specifies the initial delay value.
 void setLightWeightPopupEnabled(boolean aFlag)
          Deprecated. As of Swing1.1 replaced by setToolTipWindowUsePolicy(int).
 void setReshowDelay(int microSeconds)
          Specifies the time to delay before reshowing the tooltip.
static ToolTipManager sharedInstance()
          Returns a shared ToolTipManager instance.
 void unregisterComponent(JComponent component)
          Remove a component from tooltip control.
 
Methods inherited from class java.awt.event.MouseAdapter
mouseClicked, mouseReleased
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

lightWeightPopupEnabled

protected boolean lightWeightPopupEnabled

heavyWeightPopupEnabled

protected boolean heavyWeightPopupEnabled
Method Detail

setEnabled

public void setEnabled(boolean flag)
Enables or disables the tooltip.
Parameters:
flag - true to enable the tip

isEnabled

public boolean isEnabled()
Returns true if this object is enabled.
Returns:
true if this object is enabled

setLightWeightPopupEnabled

public void setLightWeightPopupEnabled(boolean aFlag)
Deprecated. As of Swing1.1 replaced by setToolTipWindowUsePolicy(int).
When displaying the JToolTip, the ToolTipManager choose to use a light weight JPanel if it fits. This method allows you to disable this feature. You have to do disable it if your application mixes light weight and heavy weights components.

isLightWeightPopupEnabled

public boolean isLightWeightPopupEnabled()
Returns true if lightweight (all-Java) Tooltips are in use, or false if heavyweight (native peer) Tooltips are being used.
Returns:
true if lightweight ToolTips are in use

setInitialDelay

public void setInitialDelay(int microSeconds)
Specifies the initial delay value.
Parameters:
microSeconds - an int specifying the number of microseconds to delay (after the cursor has paused) before displaying the tooltip
See Also:
getInitialDelay()

getInitialDelay

public int getInitialDelay()
Returns the initial delay value.
Returns:
an int representing the initial delay value
See Also:
setInitialDelay(int)

setDismissDelay

public void setDismissDelay(int microSeconds)
Specifies the dismisal delay value.
Parameters:
microSeconds - an int specifying the number of microseconds to delay (after the cursor has moved on) before taking away the tooltip
See Also:
getDismissDelay()

getDismissDelay

public int getDismissDelay()
Returns the dismisal delay value.
Returns:
an int representing the dismisal delay value
See Also:
setDismissDelay(int)

setReshowDelay

public void setReshowDelay(int microSeconds)
Specifies the time to delay before reshowing the tooltip.
Parameters:
microSeconds - an int specifying the time in microseconds before reshowing the tooltip if the cursor stops again
See Also:
getReshowDelay()

getReshowDelay

public int getReshowDelay()
Returns the reshow delay value.
Returns:
an int representing the reshow delay value
See Also:
setReshowDelay(int)

sharedInstance

public static ToolTipManager sharedInstance()
Returns a shared ToolTipManager instance.
Returns:
a shared ToolTipManager object

registerComponent

public void registerComponent(JComponent component)
Register a component for tooltip management.
Parameters:
component - a JComponent object

unregisterComponent

public void unregisterComponent(JComponent component)
Remove a component from tooltip control.
Parameters:
component - a JComponent object

mouseEntered

public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event)
Overrides:
mouseEntered in class MouseAdapter

mouseExited

public void mouseExited(MouseEvent event)
Overrides:
mouseExited in class MouseAdapter

mousePressed

public void mousePressed(MouseEvent event)
Overrides:
mousePressed in class MouseAdapter

mouseDragged

public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent event)
Specified by:
mouseDragged in interface MouseMotionListener

mouseMoved

public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent event)
Specified by:
mouseMoved in interface MouseMotionListener

Java Platform 1.2

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