How to Add Tooltip and Balloon Tip on a dialog control

Hello!
Today I will show you how to add a tool tip for dialog control and a balloon tip for an edit box.

1. Create a MFC Dialog Preject.
2. Add following control to the dialog.

   

3.   Open BlogTest2Dlg.h and add CToolTipCtrl *m_pToolTip; as private.

Private:

CToolTipCtrl *m_ToolTip;

 

4.      Open BlogTest2Dlg.cpp and add following on OnInitDialog(); function.

BOOL CBlogTest2Dlg::OnInitDialog()

{

                …….

 

     // TODO: Add extra initialization here

     m_pToolTip = new CToolTipCtrl();

     if (!m_pToolTip->Create(this))

     {

           TRACE(L"Unable to create ToolTipCtrl.\r\n");

           return TRUE;

     }

     if (!m_pToolTip->AddTool(GetDlgItem(IDOK), L"This is OK Button."))

     {

           TRACE(L"Unable to add OK Button.");

           return TRUE;

     }

     if (!m_pToolTip->AddTool(GetDlgItem(IDCANCEL), L"This is Cancel Button."))

     {

           TRACE(L"Unable to add Cancel Button.");

           return TRUE;

     }

     if (!m_pToolTip->AddTool(GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1), L"Try to insert key '5' and will summon balloon."))

     {

           TRACE(L"Unable to add Edit Control.");

           return TRUE;

     }

     m_pToolTip->Activate(TRUE);

…
}

5.       Add PreTranslateMessage Function, add following code.

BOOL CBlogTest2Dlg::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)

{

                if (m_pToolTip != NULL)

                                m_pToolTip->RelayEvent(pMsg);

                return CDialogEx::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);

}

Done with ToolTip. Now go for Balloon Tip.

1.       Add a new MFC Class “CBalloonEdit” and the base class is “CEdit” from Class Wizard.

2.       Add WM_CHAR Message handler.

3.       Add following Code OnChar Function.

void CBalloonEdit::OnChar(UINT nChar, UINT nRepCnt, UINT nFlags)

{

        if (nChar == 0x35)

        {

                        ShowBalloonTip(L"Unacceptable Character", L"The Number 5 will summon the Balloon.",TTI_INFO);

                        return;

        }

        CEdit::OnChar(nChar, nRepCnt, nFlags);

}

4.       Add CBalloonTip Variable on BlogTest2Dlg.h

CBalloonEdit m_baloonEdit;

Also Include BalloonEdit.h on the BlogTest2Dlg.h

5.       Add following code to

void CBlogTest2Dlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)

{

        CDialogEx::DoDataExchange(pDX);

        DDX_Control(pDX, IDC_EDIT1, m_baloonEdit);

}

 

Now build and run the program. You should have following output.

 

 

Thanks.