JavaFX Tooltip Tutorial with Examples
1. JavaFX Tooltip
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JavaFX Tooltip is the UI component used to display additional information for other component when you move the mouse over the surface of the component.
TextField field_userName= new TextField();
Tooltip tooltip_userName=new Tooltip("Enter user name");
// Set tooltip
field_userName.setTooltip(tooltip_userName);
// Or using Tooltip.install
Tooltip.install(field_userName, tooltip_userName);
// Uninstall tooltip
Tooltip.uninstall(field_userName, tooltip_userName);
2. Tooltip Example
TooltipDemo.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.tooltip;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.PasswordField;
import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
import javafx.stage.PopupWindow.AnchorLocation;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class TooltipDemo extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
GridPane root= new GridPane();
root.setHgap(5);
root.setVgap(5);
root.setPadding(new Insets(5));
// User Name
root.add(new Label("User Name"), 0, 0);
TextField field_userName= new TextField();
root.add(field_userName, 1, 0);
Tooltip tooltip_userName=new Tooltip("Enter user name");
field_userName.setTooltip(tooltip_userName);
// Password
root.add(new Label("Password"), 0, 1);
PasswordField field_password= new PasswordField();
Tooltip tooltip_password=new Tooltip("Enter Password");
field_password.setTooltip(tooltip_password);
root.add(field_password, 1, 1);
// Create a Button
Button button_login = new Button("Submit");
Tooltip tooltip_login =new Tooltip("Login to Application");
// Set Location to display tooltip.
tooltip_login.setAnchorLocation(AnchorLocation.WINDOW_BOTTOM_LEFT);
button_login.setTooltip(tooltip_login);
root.add(button_login, 1, 2);
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 350, 200);
stage.setTitle("Tooltip Demo (o7planning.org)");
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Application.launch(args);
}
}
Running the example:
3. Displaying HTML content in the tooltip
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TooltipHtmlDemo.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.tooltip;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ContentDisplay;
import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.scene.web.WebEngine;
import javafx.scene.web.WebView;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class TooltipHtmlDemo extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
FlowPane root = new FlowPane();
root.setHgap(5);
root.setVgap(5);
root.setPadding(new Insets(25));
// Create a Button
Button button = new Button("Button");
// A browser.
WebView webView = new WebView();
WebEngine webEngine = webView.getEngine();
webEngine.loadContent
(
"<h3>Note:</h3> This is a Button"
);
Tooltip tooltip = new Tooltip();
tooltip.setPrefSize(200, 100);
tooltip.setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay.GRAPHIC_ONLY);
// Set tooltip content
tooltip.setGraphic(webView);
// Install tooltip for button (same as button.setTooltip)
Tooltip.install(button, tooltip);
root.getChildren().add(button);
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 350, 200);
stage.setTitle("Tooltip Html Demo (o7planning.org)");
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Application.launch(args);
}
}
Running the example:
4. Displaying Graphics content in the tooltip
Tooltip allows to display Graphics on its contents via tooltip.setGraphic() method.
// tooltip.setGraphic(Node):
tooltip.setGraphic(new Button("This is a button in tooltip"));
Example:
TooltipGraphicDemo.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.tooltip;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ContentDisplay;
import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class TooltipGraphicDemo extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
FlowPane root = new FlowPane();
root.setHgap(5);
root.setVgap(5);
root.setPadding(new Insets(25));
// Create a Button
Button button = new Button("Button");
Tooltip tooltip = new Tooltip();
tooltip.setPrefSize(200, 100);
tooltip.setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay.GRAPHIC_ONLY);
// Set tooltip content
tooltip.setGraphic(new Button("Button in a Tooltip"));
// Install tooltip for button (same as button.setTooltip)
Tooltip.install(button, tooltip);
root.getChildren().add(button);
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 350, 200);
stage.setTitle("Tooltip Graphic Demo (o7planning.org)");
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Application.launch(args);
}
}
Running the example:
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