ShowWhatsThis Method

Displays the WhatsThisHelp topic for the object using the WhatsThis popup window.

Syntax

Object.ShowWhatsThis()

The ShowWhatsThis method syntax has the following parts:

 

Name

Type

Description

Object

Object

An object

Comments

The ShowWhatsThis method is very useful for providing context-sensitive Help from a context menu in your application. The method displays the topic identified by the WhatsThisHelpID or WhatsThisHelpText property of the object specified in the syntax.

Example

The following statement displays a selected topic in a Help file using the What's This popup provided by Windows Help:

frm1.ShowWhatsThis()

Applies to

Applies to all controls. the AForm, and the AMenu.

See Also

HelpContextID, ShowHelpContext, WhatsThisHelpID, WhatsThisHelpText