A tooltip is a box of information that labels a UI element that is hovered over

react-tooltip

A tooltip is a box of information that labels a UI element that is hovered over.

• Tooltips are used for UI elements such as icons and buttons.
• Try to keep a tooltip within a few words.
• A tooltip should appear in a box with an arrow pointing to the UI element that is being referred to.
• Display tooltips in one of the four directions in relation to the indicated UI control: top, bottom, left, or right.

Installation

1. Install the latest version of react and react-tooltip:

npm install --save react @trendmicro/react-tooltip

2. At this point you can import @trendmicro/react-tooltip and its styles in your application as follows:

import { Tooltip, Infotip } from '@trendmicro/react-tooltip';

// Be sure to include styles at some point, probably during your bootstraping
import '@trendmicro/react-tooltip/dist/react-tooltip.css';

Usage

// Right tooltip
<Tooltip content="Config settings">
    <button>Settings</button>
</Tooltip>

// Right tooltip with a function content
<Tooltip
    content={() => {
        return (<span style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>{'Right tooltip'}</span>);
    }}
>
    <sapn>Hover on me</span>
</Tooltip>

// Top tooltip
<Tooltip placement="top" content="Top tooltip"><sapn>Hover on me</span></Tooltip>

// Infotip
<Infotip content="This is a simple example for infotip.">
    <span className="icon icon-info-sign" />
</Infotip >

<Infotip placement="rightTop" content="This is a simple example for infotip.">
    <span className="icon icon-info-sign" />
</Infotip >

<Infotip
    tooltipStyle={{ wordWrap: 'break-word' }}
    content="Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word. Start01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789End Start0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789End"
>
    <span>Hover on me (infotip with long article)</span>
</Infotip>

API

Properties for Tooltip

Name	Type	Default	Description
placement	string	'right'	One of: 'top', 'right', 'bottom' and 'left'. Tooltip will display at placement if possible, otherwise tooltip adjust it's location automatically.
enterDelay	number	0	The delay length (in ms) before the tooltip appears.
leaveDelay	number	100	The delay length (in ms) before the tooltip disappears.
hideOnClick	boolean	false	Hide tooltip when target been clicked.
disabled	boolean	false	Disable tooltip.
tooltipClassName	string		The className apply to tooltip itself. You can use it to override style if need.
tooltipStyle	object		The style apply to tooltip itself. You can use it to override style if need.
content	node or function		The tooltip content. Required.

Properties for Infotip

Name	Type	Default	Description
placement	string	'rightBottom'	One of: 'rightTop', 'rightBottom', 'leftTop', and 'leftBottom'. Tooltip will display at placement if possible, otherwise tooltip adjust it's location automatically.
enterDelay	number	0	The delay length (in ms) before the infotip appears.
leaveDelay	number	100	The delay length (in ms) before the infotip disappears.
hideOnClick	boolean	false	Hide infotip when target been clicked.
disabled	boolean	false	Disable infotip.
tooltipClassName	string		The className apply to infotip itself. You can use it to override style if need.
tooltipStyle	object		The style apply to infotip itself. You can use it to override style if need.
content	node or function		The infotip content. Required.

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