Constructor Detail

• JToolTipFactory

  public JToolTipFactory​()

Method Detail

• createToolTip

  public JToolTip createToolTip​(JComponent c)

  Creates a new tooltip.

  Parameters:

  c - the component the tooltip describes

  Returns:

  the new tooltip object

• createToolTip

  public JToolTip createToolTip​(JComponent c,
                                boolean overlapping)

  Creates a new tooltip. If overlapping is true then the tooltip will take on the foreground/background color and font of the specified component (if the component isspecifiedd)

  Parameters:

  c - the component the tooltip describes

  overlapping - whether the tooltip is for a normal or overlapping tooltip

  Returns:

  the new tooltip object

• setSharedInstance

  public static void setSharedInstance​(JToolTipFactory factory)

  Sets the JToolTipFactory that will be used to obtain JToolTips. This will throw an IllegalArgumentException if factory is null.

  Parameters:

  factory - the shared factory

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if factory is null

• getSharedInstance

  public static JToolTipFactory getSharedInstance​()

  Returns the shared JToolTipFactory which can be used to obtain JToolTips.

  Returns:

  the shared factory