How Can I Create a Mouseover Tooltip on an Image in VB.NET?

Question

Can I create a tooltip that will show up when a user moves his/her cursor over an image? I can't find such a property in Visual Studio, and I've scoured Google to no avail. I'm using an image in a PictureBox.

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Answer 1

yea, for some reason the Picturebox doesnt have one.

imports System.Drawing

dim tt as new ToolTip()
tt.SetToolTip(picPicture, "This is a picture") 

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Answer 2

Assuming that you have added a picture box member with the WithEvents modifier you can use the following

Private tt As ToolTip = New ToolTip()

Sub OnPictureMouseHover(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles PictureBox1.MouseHover
    tt.Show("the message", Me)
End Sub

Sub OnPictureMouseLeave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles PictureBox1.MouseLeave
    tt.Hide()
End Sub

Answer 3

Typically I create the interface then throw a ToolTip object from the Toolbox on to the form.

This then gives each object the "ToolTip" property (towards the bottom of the list) which can then be configured to your delight.