# C1.Win.SuperTooltip.C1SuperTooltip.GetToolTip

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<h1 id="C1_Win_SuperTooltip_C1SuperTooltip_GetToolTip_" data-uid="C1.Win.SuperTooltip.C1SuperTooltip.GetToolTip*">GetToolTip Method
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<h4 id="C1_Win_SuperTooltip_C1SuperTooltip_GetToolTip_System_Windows_Forms_Control_" data-uid="C1.Win.SuperTooltip.C1SuperTooltip.GetToolTip(System.Windows.Forms.Control)">GetToolTip(Control)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Retrieves the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.SuperTooltip.C1SuperTooltip.html">C1SuperTooltip</a> text associated with the specified control.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string GetToolTip(Control control)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetToolTip(control As Control) As String</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.control">Control</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">control</span></td>
      <td><p>The <b>Control</b> for which to retrieve the tooltip text.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>The tooltip text for the specified control.</p>
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<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>This method enables you to retrieve the tooltip text for any control. If the tooltip text
changes dynamically in an application, you can use this method to find out what text is
displayed at any point, depending on the state of the application. To change the text
that a control is displaying, use the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.SuperTooltip.C1SuperTooltip.SetToolTip.html#C1_Win_SuperTooltip_C1SuperTooltip_SetToolTip_System_Windows_Forms_Control_System_String_">SetToolTip(Control, string)</a> method.</p>
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<h4 id="C1_Win_SuperTooltip_C1SuperTooltip_GetToolTip_System_Windows_Forms_ToolStripItem_" data-uid="C1.Win.SuperTooltip.C1SuperTooltip.GetToolTip(System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem)">GetToolTip(ToolStripItem)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Retrieves the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.SuperTooltip.C1SuperTooltip.html">C1SuperTooltip</a> text associated with the specified <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.toolstripitem">ToolStripItem</a> component.</p>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public string GetToolTip(ToolStripItem item)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function GetToolTip(item As ToolStripItem) As String</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.toolstripitem">ToolStripItem</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">item</span></td>
      <td><p>The <b>ToolStripItem</b> for which to retrieve the tooltip text.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><p>The tooltip text for the specified <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.toolstripitem">ToolStripItem</a> component.</p>
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