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on getBehaviorTooltip

Syntax

    on getBehaviorTooltip
    	statement(s)
    end

Description

System message and event handler; contains Lingo that returns the string that appears in a tooltip for a script in the Library palette.

Director sends the `getBehaviorTooltip` message to the script when the cursor stops over it in the Library palette. Place the `on getBehaviorTooltip` handler within the behavior.

The use of the handler is optional. If no handler is supplied, the cast member name appears in the tooltip.

The handler can contain embedded Return characters for formatting multiple-line descriptions.

Example

This statement displays "Jigsaw puzzle piece" in the description pane.

    on getBehaviorTooltip
    	return "Jigsaw puzzle piece"
    end

See also

`on getPropertyDescriptionList`, `on getBehaviorDescription`, `on runPropertyDialog`