ISShape.Hint

Description

The hint of the specified shape.

Syntax

object.Hint

Part	Attribute	Type	Description
`object`	Required	ISShape	The `object` always implements the ISShape interface

Return Value

string

Example

Display some information about the specified shape, including its hint.

Dim aShape
Dim aShapeInfo

Set aShape = Form.Controls_("Shape1")

aShapeInfo =_
  "Caption: " & aShape.Caption & vbNewLine &_
  "Short Name: " & aShape.ShortName & vbNewLine &_ 
  "Hint: " & aShape.Hint & vbNewLine &_
  "Show hint: " & aShape.ShowHint               
  
Profile.MsgBox(aShapeInfo)

Note: This macro should be executed in any event handler of the form control.

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface Hint can be found in Maintain > Templates > Health Record Collection Templates > Open the selected form template > Open form editor > Object Inspector > Select the shape in the controls tree > Hint.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0