How can I add a hint or tooltip to a label in C# Winforms?

It seems that the Label has no Hint or ToolTip or Hovertext property. So what is the preferred method to show a hint, tooltip, or hover text when the Label is approached by the mouse?

Solution 1:

You have to add a ToolTip control to your form first. Then you can set the text it should display for other controls.

Here's a screenshot showing the designer after adding a ToolTip control which is named toolTip1:

Solution 2:

yourToolTip = new ToolTip();
//The below are optional, of course,

yourToolTip.ToolTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Info;
yourToolTip.IsBalloon = true;
yourToolTip.ShowAlways = true;

yourToolTip.SetToolTip(lblYourLabel,"Oooh, you put your mouse over me.");

Solution 3:

System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip ToolTip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip();
ToolTip1.SetToolTip( Label1, "Label for Label1");