[SOLVED] Help Using ToolTipText Please

[Renegade85]

Hi, i am trying to use a tooltiptext for a JButton.

I am writing it in as

Code:

jbtCalculate.setToolTipText( "Calculates the total return of the bet") ;

and it is giving me back this error

Code:

StakePanel.java:26: <identifier> expected
    jbtCalculate.setToolTipText( "Calculates the total return of the bet") ;
                               ^
StakePanel.java:26: illegal start of type
    jbtCalculate.setToolTipText( "Calculates the total return of the bet") ;
                                 ^
2 errors

Any ideas what i am doing wrong?

BTW, i am using a Panel to do this in if that makes a difference

[Zosden]

are you sure you imported the tooltexttip and I'm not sure if you can add one to a panel.

[Renegade85]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zosden

are you sure you imported the tooltexttip and I'm not sure if you can add one to a panel.

These are what i have imported

Code:

import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
import java.text.*;

and as far as i'm aware, it's in the import javax.swing.*; one

EDIT

I have changed the code to the following:

Code:

jttCalculate = new JToolTip();
jttCalculate.setTipText("Calculates the total return of the bet");
jttCalcualte.setComponent(jbtCalculate);

Still not working though

Getting these errors

Code:

StakePanel.java:22: <identifier> expected
	 jttCalculate= new JToolTip();
	             ^
StakePanel.java:23: <identifier> expected
	 jttCalculate.setTipText("Calculates the total return of the bet");
	                               ^
StakePanel.java:23: illegal start of type
	 jttCalculate.setTipText("Calculates the total return of the bet");
	                                ^
StakePanel.java:24: <identifier> expected
	 jttCalcualte.setComponent(jbtCalculate);
	                          ^
StakePanel.java:24: <identifier> expected
	 jttCalcualte.setComponent(jbtCalculate);
	                                       ^
5 errors

[sukatoa]

No need to use JToolTip...

It's already inherited from JComponent......

I think there is no wrong about setting the tooltiptext....
I don't know.. bec you didn't show us your complete code....

Here is an example,

Code:

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JButton;

public class test extends JFrame{

	public test(){
		JButton jb = new JButton("Click here");
		jb.setToolTipText( "Would you like to click me?");
		add(new JPanel().add(jb));
		setBounds(100,100,100,100);
		setDefaultCloseOperation(3);
	}

	public static void main(String args[]){
		new test().setVisible(true);
	}
}

[Zosden]

The way I used tooltip before is just add it to the component I want with the specified string. I never declared and created a tooltip object

[Renegade85]

Ok, thanks for the help guys Got it working