HelpProvider.GetShowHelp(Control) Method

Definition

Returns a value indicating whether the specified control's Help should be displayed.

public:
 virtual bool GetShowHelp(System::Windows::Forms::Control ^ ctl);
public virtual bool GetShowHelp (System.Windows.Forms.Control ctl);
abstract member GetShowHelp : System.Windows.Forms.Control -> bool
override this.GetShowHelp : System.Windows.Forms.Control -> bool
Public Overridable Function GetShowHelp (ctl As Control) As Boolean

Parameters

ctl
Control

A Control for which Help will be displayed.

Returns

true if Help will be displayed for the control; otherwise, false.

Remarks

When you use the SetHelpKeyword or SetHelpString method to associate a keyword or prompt with a specified control, calling this method automatically returns true. You can override this behavior by passing false to the SetShowHelp method.

Applies to

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