Coding Tips - Add Tooltips to an MFC dialog

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Step by step instructions

1. Declare a CToolTipCtrl variable in the dialog header file:


CToolTipCtrl m_tt;

2. In the OnInitDialog function create a tooltip window:

m_tt.Create(this);

3. Add a control to display a tool tip and text to the same function:

m_tt.AddTool(GetDlgItem (IDC_BUTTON_WHATEVER), "Tooltip text whatever");

4. Add the following code to the PreTranslateMessage function:


if(pMsg->message >= WM_MOUSEFIRST && pMsg->message <= WM_MOUSELAST)

	        m_tt.RelayEvent(pMsg);