OutlineViewToolTipForCellRectTableColumnItemMouseLocation Method (outlineView, cell, rect, tc, item, mouseLocation)

When the cursor pauses over a given cell, the value returned from this method is displayed in a tooltip.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)outlineView:(NSOutlineView *)outlineView toolTipForCell:(NSCell *)cell rect:(NSRectPointer)rect tableColumn:(NSTableColumn *)tc item:(id)item mouseLocation:(NSPoint)mouseLocation'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

NSString OutlineViewToolTipForCellRectTableColumnItemMouseLocation(
	NSOutlineView outlineView,
	NSCell cell,
	ref NSRect rect,
	NSTableColumn tc,
	Id item,
	NSPoint mouseLocation
)

Function OutlineViewToolTipForCellRectTableColumnItemMouseLocation ( _
	outlineView As NSOutlineView, _
	cell As NSCell, _
	ByRef rect As NSRect, _
	tc As NSTableColumn, _
	item As Id, _
	mouseLocation As NSPoint _
) As NSString

NSString^ OutlineViewToolTipForCellRectTableColumnItemMouseLocation(
	NSOutlineView^ outlineView, 
	NSCell^ cell, 
	NSRect% rect, 
	NSTableColumn^ tc, 
	Id^ item, 
	NSPoint mouseLocation
)

Parameters

outlineView (NSOutlineView): The outline view that sent the message.

cell (NSCell): The cell for which to generate a tooltip.

rect (NSRect%): The proposed active area of the tooltip. To control the default active area, you can modify the rect parameter. By default, rect is computed as [cell drawingRectForBounds:cellFrame].

tc (NSTableColumn): The table column that contains cell.

item (Id): The item for which to display a tooltip.

mouseLocation (NSPoint): The current mouse location in view coordinates.

Return Value

If you don’t want a tooltip at that location, return nil or the empty string.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)