Specifies whether to display the hint for the component.
Declaration
| Read-Write Property | Boolean |
| componentObj | One of the user forms components listed in the Applies To section |
Applies To
The property applies to the following components:
TBevel, TcxButton, TcxButtonEdit, TcxCalcEdit, TcxCheckBox, TcxComboBox, TcxCurrencyEdit, TcxDateEdit, TcxGroupBox, TcxLabel, TcxListBox, TcxMemo, TcxMRUEdit, TcxProgressBar, TcxRadioGroup, TcxSpinEdit, TcxTextEdit, TcxTimeEdit, TImage, TObjectPicker, TPanel, TRectObjectPicker, TShape
Description
The ShowHint property specifies whether to display the component’s hint (the text message which appears when the cursor stays over the component). To specify the hint text, use the Hint property.
Property Value
True, if the component displays the hint; False otherwise.
Remarks
The component’s hint is displayed in the following cases:
- The component’s
ShowHintproperty is True. - The component’s
ParentShowHintis True and the hint for the parent component is also enabled.
When you change the ShowHint value, ParentShowHint is automatically set to False, and vice versa.