Java JComponent set tooltip text
import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JComponent comp = new JLabel("Test label"); comp.setToolTipText("Some tooltip text for component"); getContentPane().add(comp);/*from w w w. j av a2s . com*/ pack(); setVisible(true); } public static void main(String arg[]) { new Main(); } }