System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace   WebControl Class

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Sets or retrieves advisory information for the Web control.

Inline	<asp:control ToolTip = strToolTip ... >
Script	WebControl.ToolTip [ = strToolTip ]

sToolTip

String of advisory text for the object.

This property is read/write with no default value.

Microsoft^® Internet Explorer^® renders the ToolTip when the user hovers the mouse over the object.

NOTE: The ToolTip property is rendered as an HTML 4.0 title attribute. As such, it may not work in downlevel browser versions.

The following sample illustrates using the ToolTip property.

<asp:button text = "Click Me" runat = "server"
   tooltip = "Click me if you are happy" />

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