Java tutorial
import java.awt.Point; import java.awt.event.MouseEvent; import java.util.Properties; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JList; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.ToolTipManager; public class Main extends JList { public Main() { super(new String[] { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H" }); ToolTipManager.sharedInstance().registerComponent(this); } public String getToolTipText(MouseEvent event) { Point p = event.getPoint(); int location = locationToIndex(p); String tip = (String) getModel().getElementAt(location); return tip; } public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Custom Tip Demo"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Main list = new Main(); JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(list); frame.add(scrollPane); frame.setSize(300, 300); frame.setVisible(true); } }