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4/8/2010

This notification notifies the owner window that a ToolTip control is about to be displayed. This message is sent in the form of a WM_NOTIFYmessage.

Syntax 

TTN_SHOW 
idTT = (int) 
wParam;

pnmh = (LPNMHDR) 
lParam;

Parameters

idTT

Integer that identifies the ToolTip control.

pnmh

Pointer to an NMHDRstructure that contains the notification code and additional information.

Return Value

To display the ToolTip in its default location, return 0. To customize the ToolTip position, reposition the ToolTip window with the SetWindowPosfunction and return TRUE.

Remarks

A window rectangle for a ToolTip is somewhat larger than the text display rectangle for the ToolTip, and the origin of the window rectangle is offset up and to the left.

Requirements

Header commctrl.h
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later
Windows Mobile Windows Mobile Version 5.0 and later

See Also