JavaFX Tutorial - Java Tooltip .setText (java .lang .String value)

Syntax

Tooltip.setText(java.lang.String value) has the following syntax.

public final void setText(java.lang.String value)

Example

In the following code shows how to use Tooltip.setText(java.lang.String value) method.

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import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
import javafx.stage.Stage;


public class Main extends Application {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
        Scene scene = new Scene(new Group());
        stage.setWidth(300);
        stage.setHeight(150);

        Button button = new Button("Hover Over Me");
        Tooltip toolTip = new Tooltip("Tooltip for Button");
        toolTip.setText("New value");
        
        button.setTooltip(toolTip); 
        ((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().add(button);

        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
}