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ToolTip.HorizontalOffset Property

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Gets or sets the horizontal distance between the target origin and the pop-up alignment point.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Controls
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property HorizontalOffset As Double

public double HorizontalOffset { get; set; }

<ToolTip HorizontalOffset="double"/>

Property Value

Type: System.Double
The horizontal distance between the target origin and the pop-up alignment point. The default is 0.

Remarks

Dependency property identifier field: HorizontalOffsetProperty

Examples

The following XAML creates a Button with a ToolTip that appears at a distance away from the mouse pointer. This example is part of a larger example available in the ToolTip overview.

<!-- A TextBlock with an offset ToolTip. -->
<TextBlock Text="TextBlock with an offset ToolTip." 
           Canvas.Top="110" Canvas.Left="20" >
    <ToolTipService.ToolTip > 
        <ToolTip Content="Offset ToolTip." 
        HorizontalOffset="20" VerticalOffset="30"/>
    </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
</TextBlock>

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.