---
name: "ctrlSetTooltipMaxWidth"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["GUI Control"]
arma3_since: "2.06"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetTooltipMaxWidth
revid: 310331
updated: 2022-05-05T16:44:26Z
---

# ctrlSetTooltipMaxWidth

*Command · GUI Control · Arma 3 v2.06*

## Description

Set maximum width of a control's tooltip.

## Syntax

```sqf
ctrl ctrlSetTooltipMaxWidth width
```

**Parameters:**

- `ctrl`: [Control](../topics/Control.md)
- `width`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - in screen measurement units

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) - the previous maximum width of the tooltip

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _previousMaxWidth = _myControl ctrlSetTooltipMaxWidth (SafeZoneW / 2);
```

## See also

SafeZone · SafeZoneW

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — ctrlSetTooltipMaxWidth](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ctrlSetTooltipMaxWidth) (revision 310331).</sub>