{"name":"ctrlSetTooltip","operator":null,"title":"ctrlSetTooltip","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetTooltip","revid":369134,"updated":"2024-09-03T10:34:34Z","groups":["GUI Control"],"status":"ok","replaced_by":[],"games":[{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2","name":"Arma 2","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma2oa","name":"Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead","version":"1.50"},{"game":"tkoh","name":"Take On Helicopters","version":"1.00"},{"game":"arma3","name":"Arma 3","version":"0.50"}],"since":{"game":"arma1","name":"Armed Assault","version":"1.00"},"arma3_since":"0.50","branch":null,"locality":{"argument":null,"effect":null,"server_exec":false},"exec":null,"description":"Sets tooltip text of given control.\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> If control supports URL property, like `RscActiveText` for example, and the URL is set, tooltip text displayed on mouse over will be appended with URL text.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"control ctrlSetTooltip text","since":null,"effect":null,"exec":null,"params":[{"name":"control","type":"Control","optional":false,"default":null,"description":"any control type, (except for CT_STATIC & CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT, although Arma 3 now supports these too)","types":["Control"],"since":null,"text":"control: Control - any control type, (except for CT_STATIC & CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT, although Arma 3 now supports these too)"},{"name":"text","type":"String","optional":false,"default":null,"description":null,"types":["String"],"since":null,"text":"text: String"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","types":["Nothing"],"description":null,"text":"Nothing"},"form":"binary","operator":null,"left":{"text":"control","types":["Control"]},"right":{"text":"text","types":["String"]}}],"examples":[{"text":"```sqf\n_control ctrlSetTooltip \"tooltip\";\n```","code":["_control ctrlSetTooltip \"tooltip\";"]},{"text":"```sqf\nfindDisplay 10000 displayCtrl 10001 ctrlSetTooltip \"ThisIsAGoodTip\";\n```","code":["findDisplay 10000 displayCtrl 10001 ctrlSetTooltip \"ThisIsAGoodTip\";"]},{"text":"```sqf\nwith uiNamespace do \n{\n    bar = findDisplay 46 createDisplay \"RscDisplayEmpty\" ctrlCreate [\"RscProgress\", -1];\n    bar ctrlSetPosition [0,0,1,0.01];\n    bar ctrlCommit 0;\n    bar progressSetPosition 0.75;\n    bar ctrlSetTooltip \"lalalalalalalala\";\n};\n```","code":["with uiNamespace do \n{\n\tbar = findDisplay 46 createDisplay \"RscDisplayEmpty\" ctrlCreate [\"RscProgress\", -1];\n\tbar ctrlSetPosition [0,0,1,0.01];\n\tbar ctrlCommit 0;\n\tbar progressSetPosition 0.75;\n\tbar ctrlSetTooltip \"lalalalalalalala\";\n};"]}],"multiplayer":null,"problems":null,"aliases":[],"see_also":["ctrlSetTooltipColorBox","ctrlSetTooltipColorShade","ctrlSetTooltipColorText"],"notes":[],"categories":["ArmA: Armed Assault: New Scripting Commands","ArmA: Armed Assault: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead: Scripting Commands","Arma 2: Scripting Commands","Arma 3: Scripting Commands","Command Group: GUI Control","Introduced with Armed Assault version 1.00","Scripting Commands","Take On Helicopters: Scripting Commands"]}