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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/04/06/using-the-tooltipmanager-class-to-determine-the-current-tool-tip-in-a-flex-application/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Alert;
            import mx.controls.ToolTip;
            import mx.events.ToolTipEvent;
            import mx.managers.ToolTipManager;

            private function button_toolTipShown(evt:ToolTipEvent):void {
                var toolTip:ToolTip = ToolTipManager.currentToolTip as ToolTip;
                Alert.show(evt.toString(), toolTip.text);
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
        <mx:Button id="button"
                label="Roll over button to display tool tip"
                toolTip="The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"
                toolTipShown="button_toolTipShown(event);" />
    </mx:ApplicationControlBar>

</mx:Application>

 

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/03/26/using-embedded-fonts-with-tool-tips-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white"
        creationComplete="init();">

    <mx:Style>
        @font-face {
            src: local("Comic Sans MS");
            fontWeight: normal;
            fontFamily: ComicSansMSEmbedded;
        }

        .errorTip {
            borderStyle: "errorTipAbove";
            fontFamily: "ComicSansMSEmbedded";
            fontSize: 12;
            fontWeight: normal;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.events.ToolTipEvent;
            import mx.controls.ToolTip;

            private function init():void {
                ToolTip.maxWidth = textInput.width;
            }

            private function textInput_toolTipShown(evt:ToolTipEvent):void {
                var tt:ToolTip = evt.toolTip as ToolTip;
                tt.x = textInput.x;
                tt.y = (textInput.y - tt.height);
                tt.rotation = 5;
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

    <mx:TextInput id="textInput" text="{new Date().toDateString()}"
            errorString="The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"
            toolTipShown="textInput_toolTipShown(event);" />

</mx:Application>

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