Any way for a ToolTip to trigger a MouseEnter event? - wpf

I have a control with a tooltip. What i want is that when I hover over the control and the tooltip opens: if I then enter the tooltip with the mouse - this will trigger a mouseEnter event in order to trigger some other action. The closest I am to finding a solution to this is adding a ToolTipClosing event on the control with the trigger ... but this will fire as soon as I leave the control - even if my mouse doesn't enter the tooltip.
(Triggering a MouseEnter event on the tooltip itself doesn't seem to get fired at all)
Here's an example: (where I want to change the background of the border if I enter the tooltip)
XAML
<Border Height="300" Name="dummyBorder"
Width="200"
Background="Red" />
<Label ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="3000"
Content="Hover over here"
ToolTipService.ShowDuration="4000"
ToolTipService.Placement="Right"
ToolTipClosing="Label_ToolTipClosing"
Width="100"
HorizontalAlignment="Center"
Margin="10">
<Label.ToolTip>
<ToolTip Name="tt" MouseEnter="ttBorder_MouseEnter">
<Border Background="Brown"
Name="ttBorder"
MouseEnter="ttBorder_MouseEnter"
Width="100"
Height="50">
<TextBlock Text="This is a tool tip." />
</Border>
</ToolTip>
</Label.ToolTip>
</Label>
CodeBehind: (neither of these work)
private void Label_ToolTipClosing(object sender, ToolTipEventArgs e)
{
if (tt.IsMouseDirectlyOver)
{
dummyBorder.Background = Brushes.Aqua;
}
}
private void ttBorder_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
dummyBorder.Background = Brushes.Aqua;
}
I specifically want to use a tooltip and not a popup. Is this possible?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!

you will want to try something like this:
<Window.CommandBindings>
<CommandBinding Command="ChangeColour"
CanExecute="ChangeCanExecute"
Executed="ChangeExecuted" />
</Window.CommandBindings>
inside your tooltip tag:
<MouseBinding Gesture="LeftClick" Command="{Binding ChangeColour}"/>
then in your codebehind:
private void ChangeCanExecute(object sender, CanExecuteRoutedEventArgs e)
{
e.CanExecute = true;
e.Handled = true;
}
private void ChangeExecuted(object sender, ExecutedRoutedEventArgs e)
{
dummyBorder.Background = Brushes.Aqua;
e.Handled = true;
}

Well (after 9 months and no answer) I guess that there is no way then. (Unless proven otherwise)

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Programatically attach an event handler to a custom child element routed event

I have a Window that has a Button and a Popup. When the button is clicked, the event handler in code behind opens the Popup. On the Popup I have Button when clicked, the event handler in code behind closes the Popup. Simple. Crude.
I also have a UserControl that has a custom routed event and a Button that raises that event.
That UserControl has been placed on the Popup.
I have added an event handler in XAML on the Popup element for the UserControl custom event. In code behind I show a message box.
This all works fine and dandy.
This is an extremely boiled down example. My ultimate question is, how do I programmatically attach an event handler to the custom routed event at the Popup level?
The UserControl XAML:
<Grid>
<Button
Width="100"
Height="100"
Click="Button_Click"
Content="Event!" />
</Grid>
The UserControl code behind:
public static readonly RoutedEvent CustomEventEvent = EventManager.RegisterRoutedEvent(
nameof(CustomEvent), RoutingStrategy.Bubble, typeof(RoutedEventHandler), typeof(UserControl1));
public event RoutedEventHandler CustomEvent
{
add => this.AddHandler(CustomEventEvent, value);
remove => this.RemoveHandler(CustomEventEvent, value);
}
private void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(CustomEventEvent));
}
Main window XAML:
<Grid>
<Button
Width="200"
Height="100"
Click="Button_Click"
Content="Popup" />
<Popup
x:Name="MyPopup"
local:UserControl1.CustomEvent="MyPopup_CustomEvent"
AllowsTransparency="True"
Loaded="MyPopup_Loaded"
Placement="Right">
<Border
Background="Azure"
BorderBrush="Gray"
BorderThickness="2"
CornerRadius="3">
<Grid Width="500" Height="300">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition />
<RowDefinition />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Button
Grid.Row="0"
Width="100"
Height="100"
Click="Button_Click_1"
Content="Close" />
<local:UserControl1
Grid.Row="1"
Width="100"
Height="100" />
</Grid>
</Border>
</Popup>
</Grid>
The main window code behind (minus the boring popup open/close button clicks):
private void MyPopup_CustomEvent(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("YAY");
}
private void MyPopup_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (sender is Popup popup)
{
// Here is where the wheels fall off.
// How do I find/attach to the routed event after it has bubbled up to the popup?
// popup.CustomEvent += LocalMyPopup_CustomEvent;
}
}
private void LocalMyPopup_CustomEvent(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
}
Ultimately, there will be several of the UserControls in many popups and I'd rather not have to attach event handlers to each and every one of them. Especially considering I can get them all at the Popup level using MyPopup_CustomEvent. I just want to replicate that behavior.
Turns out the solution is as trivial as it is (in hindsight) obvious. The AddHandler has to be called directly on the Popup and passing in the static Routed Event reference.
private void MyPopup_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (sender is Popup popup)
{
popup.AddHandler(UserControl1.CustomEventEvent, new RoutedEventHandler(LocalMyPopup_CustomEvent), true);
// popup.CustomEvent += LocalMyPopup_CustomEvent;
}
}

How to use the same eventhandler for different events

How can i create events for a click on a textbox, a checkbox and combobox and use the same eventhandler for all these events?
Depending on what you indend to do, you may for example handle the PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown event:
private void OnMouseLeftButtonDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
FrameworkElement fe = (FrameworkElement)sender;
MessageBox.Show(fe.Name);
}
Sample XAML:
<TextBox x:Name="a" PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="OnMouseLeftButtonDown" />
<CheckBox x:Name="b" PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="OnMouseLeftButtonDown" />
<ComboBox x:Name="c" PreviewMouseLeftButtonDown="OnMouseLeftButtonDown">
<ComboBoxItem>1</ComboBoxItem>
</ComboBox>

Same click event for both Button and Grid

I read about Routed events today and tried to provide same click event handler for both a normal button and a custom grid button. Stackpanel is handling the routed button click event, and to invoke same handler I am firing a click event from grid's mousedown event. Code is without error but not working as expected.
Button click brings the messagebox but clicking the grid with mouse does nothing.
<Window x:Class="RoutedEventPr.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="550" Width="525">
<StackPanel Background="Transparent" Button.Click="Button_Click_1">
<Grid Width="200" Height="100" Background="Aqua" MouseDown="Grid_MouseDown_1">
<Ellipse StrokeThickness="4" Width="200" Height="100" Fill="Beige"/>
<TextBlock Text="Press" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
<Button x:Name="SureBtn" Content="Pause !" Width="200" Margin="0 10 0 0"/>
<Image HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="200" Height="200" Source="I://fancybtn.jpg"/>
<Label Content="Start the game"/>
</StackPanel>
private void Grid_MouseDown_1(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(Button.ClickEvent, this));
}
private void Button_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Are you sure !");
}
Button.Click event is routed event with bubbling strategy set to Bubble.
That means it will bubble up to visual parent till root until it was handled. In your case, you raise an event from Window, so it will bubble up from Window to its parent which is null.
You have to raise the event from child control of StackPanel so that it can bubble up to StackPanel.
XAML
<Grid x:Name="grid" Width="200" Height="100" Background="Aqua"
MouseDown="Grid_MouseDown_1">
<Ellipse StrokeThickness="4" Width="200" Height="100" Fill="Beige"/>
<TextBlock Text="Press" HorizontalAlignment="Center"
VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
</Grid>
Code behind
private void Grid_MouseDown_1(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
grid.RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(Button.ClickEvent, this));
}
I did below changes and it works now.
private void Grid_MouseDown_1(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
SureBtn.RaiseEvent(new RoutedEventArgs(Button.ClickEvent, this));
}

Drag and Drop WPF ComboBox, Buttons, Radio Buttons, etc

I have a problem, i've already read tutorials, blogs, etc about drag and drop on WPF (i'm using VS10).
The problem is I need to have a toolbox with buttons,combobox, radio button,etc sothe user can drag it and drop it(copy) on a work space (canvas or whatever).
I managed to do drag and drop from textbox and images but that doesn't work for me, when i tried on buttons or combobox it just doesnt work, i assume it is cause of the click event by default, i don't know what the problem is tho. Here is what i've tried with a button.
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<TextBox Height="22" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="84,36,0,0" Name="textBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="103" Text="Drag" />
<TextBox Height="40" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="225,136,0,0" Name="textBox3" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="124" Text="Drop" />
<Label Content="DragLabel" Height="26" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="284,36,0,0" Name="label1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="80" MouseDown="label1_MouseDown" />
<Button Content="Button" Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="84,122,0,0" Name="button1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="75" MouseDown="button1_MouseDown" AllowDrop="True" IsEnabled="True" Click="button1_Click" />
<Rectangle Height="100" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="149,199,0,0" Name="rectangle1" Stroke="Black" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="200" AllowDrop="True" Fill="#FFDCA1A1" />
</Grid>
My Code Behind ...
public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
public MainWindow()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void label1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
Label lbl = (Label)sender;
DragDrop.DoDragDrop(lbl, lbl.Content, DragDropEffects.Copy);
}
private void button1_MouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
var dependencyObject = (Button)sender;
DragDrop.DoDragDrop(dependencyObject, dependencyObject, DragDropEffects.Move);
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
return;
}
}
Thank You in advance guys. Btw sry about my english :s...
Thx again!
Luis
Have you tried using the PreviewMouseDown event instead of MouseDown? Your code will get called before the Button can capture the click.
WPF elements normally use RoutedEvents which often have a corresponding "Preview" event that uses the Tunneling Routing Strategy, which will be sent to all parents before the element that actually raised the event. This allows you to perform your operation in response to the MouseDown before the Button gets a chance to try to execute a click action.
private void button1_PreviewMouseDown(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
var dependencyObject = (Button)sender;
DragDrop.DoDragDrop(dependencyObject, dependencyObject, DragDropEffects.Move);
}
will work as mentioned by Abe

Why MouseLeave event is fired even if mouse point is placed on the element?

I have a canvas with a button and a border:
<Grid>
<Canvas Name="canvas1" >
<Button Name="button1" Visibility="Hidden" />
<Border BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="6" Name="border1" />
</Canvas>
</Grid>
Now what I want is on mouseenter of the border1, button1 should be visible and border itself should be hidden. And on mouseleave vice-versa. So written following handlers for two events:
void border1_MouseLeave(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
border1.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
button1.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
}
void border1_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
border1.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
button1.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
The problem is MouseLeave is firing even if I put the mouse pointer on the border itself. Am I doing something wrong here?
You might want to try a Background="Transparent" on the border, but I think the big issue is that you're hiding the border. I would think when you hide it you would get a MouseLeave event because your mouse is no longer in it since it's not there any more.
hmm, i tried your code, and it works for me.
But let me just say that is' fundamentally very wrong.
first of all, we usually don't do these events on the border, since it's normally a thin element, and you can miss the event if you move your mouse too fast and in general you have to be accurate on it.
it's better to do the event on whatever is inside the border.
second of all, how is the MouseLeave method supposed to be called if mouse enter makes the border hidden?!
it doesn't appear anymore!
it would make more sense if clicking the button would make the border appear again.
try this:
<Grid>
<Canvas Name="canvas1" >
<Button Width="100" Content="button" Height="100" Name="button1" Visibility="Hidden" Click="button1_Click" />
<Border BorderBrush="Red" BorderThickness="6" Name="border1" Canvas.Left="194" Canvas.Top="22" Height="78" Width="111" MouseEnter="border1_MouseEnter" />
</Canvas>
</Grid>
void border1_MouseEnter(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
border1.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
button1.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
border1.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
button1.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Hidden;
}

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