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ActivateHint method or DelphiVCL.Application.ActivateHint is used to display a hint window for the control at a specified position.
ActivateHint locates the control or menu item at the position specified by CursorPos, where CursorPos represents a screen coordinate in pixels. After locating the control, ActivateHint displays the control’s Hint in a hint window.
Let’s browse all the properties, methods, and built-in properties of the DelphiVCL.Application.ActivateHint using dir() command:
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import DelphiVCL dir(DelphiVCL.Application.ActivateHint) |
See the responses in our Windows command prompt:
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You can also read short information about the DelphiVCL.Application.ActivateHint using the print() command:
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print(DelphiVCL.Application.ActivateHint) print(DelphiVCL.Application.ActivateHint.__doc__) |
See the responses in our Windows command prompt:
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