GridColumn.ToolTip Property - Devexpress

Gets or sets a column hint.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraGrid.Columns

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraGrid.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Grid, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

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[DefaultValue("")]
[DXCategory("Appearance")]
[XtraSerializableProperty]
public virtual string ToolTip { get; set; }

<DXCategory("Appearance")>
<DefaultValue("")>
<XtraSerializableProperty>
Public Overridable Property ToolTip As String

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
String	String.Empty

A custom tooltip for the column.

Remarks

If the ShowColumnHeaderHints option is enabled, the view displays tooltips for truncated captions in column headers. The default tooltip contains the Caption property’s non-truncated value.

Use the ToolTip property to specify a custom tooltip. A custom tooltip is displayed regardless of whether the caption is truncated.

Example

The code below assigns a custom tooltip to a grid column.

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gridView1.Columns["productPrice"].ToolTip = "Price of the product per item";

gridView1.Columns("productPrice").ToolTip = "Price of the product per item"