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How do I set a tool tip for Swing components?

package org.kodejava.swing; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; import java.awt.FlowLayout; public class ToolTipExample { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Tool Tip Demo"); frame.setSize(500, 500); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JLabel label = new JLabel("Hover on me!"); // Setting tool tip for our Swing JLabel component label.setToolTipText("My JLabel Tool...

DWayan · 28 Mar 2008 · 1 min read

Article by Wayan · Source: Kode Java ↗

package org.kodejava.swing;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;

public class ToolTipExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Tool Tip Demo");
        frame.setSize(500, 500);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        JLabel label = new JLabel("Hover on me!");
        // Setting tool tip for our Swing JLabel component
        label.setToolTipText("My JLabel Tool Tip");

        frame.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER));
        frame.getContentPane().add(label);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}
Swing's Tool Tip Demo

Swing’s Tool Tip Demo

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