Java JTextField get/set tooltip text
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { super("JButton"); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JLabel nameLabel = new JLabel("Name:"); JTextField name = new JTextField(20); name.setToolTipText("This is JTextField's ToolTip"); String toolTip = name.getToolTipText(); /* w w w .ja v a 2 s.c o m*/ getContentPane().add(nameLabel); getContentPane().add(name); } public static void main(String[] args) { Main frame = new Main(); frame.pack(); frame.setVisible(true); } }