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# TCustomTrayIcon.Hint

Hint text displayed when the mouse is hovered over the tray icon.

## Declaration

Source position: extctrls.pp line 1466

`public property TCustomTrayIcon.Hint : string read FHint write SetHint;`

## Description

Hint is a String property with the text displayed when the mouse is hovered over the tray icon in the system tray. Changing the value for the property causes the InternalUpdate method to be called when the control is Visible.

Hint is separate and distinct from the value in BalloonHint, which is displayed (on supported platforms) when the ShowBalloonHint method is called.

## See also

TCustomTrayIcon.InternalUpdate |  | Updates the control for any pending changes.
TCustomTrayIcon.Visible |  | Indicates if the tray icon is displayed in the system tray.
TCustomTrayIcon.BalloonHint |  | The text displayed in the balloon hint window.
TCustomTrayIcon.ShowBalloonHint |  | Displays a balloon hint window near the tray icon.