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  1. *Introduction
  2. *Files You Need
  3. *Scripts
  4. *Doc. Object Model
  5. *Pop-ups
  6. *Forms & Navigation
  7. *Testing Scripts
  8. *Applets & Java
  9. *Java Accessibility API
  10. *Java Applications
    1. * ToolTips
    2. Mnemonics & Accelerators
    3. Image Icons
    4. Labels & Tables
    5. Double-Buffering
  11. *Testing Java
  12. *Resources

ToolTips in Java

Swing components have the ability to set tool tips - or text that appears when the mouse hovers above the component. When using tool tips from an accessibility standpoint, if a description was not set (see Image 5), use setAccessibleDescription( ). Then, the accessibility model will use the tool tip text as a substitution. This is another example of how creating accessible applications can benefit all users.


Image 5: Tool Tip without description set

Code example of setting tool tip description

import javax.swing.*;
 
class ToolTipTest extends JFrame {
   JButton button1;
 
   ToolTipTest() {
      super ("ToolTip Test");
      button1 = new JButton("Button 2");
      button1.setToolTipText("The Electric Shock Button");
      this.getContentPane().add(button1);
      this.setSize(200,75);
      this.setVisible(true);
   }
 
   public static void main (String args[]) {
      ToolTipTest ttt = new ToolTipTest();
   }
}

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