[SOLVED] Control.hint does not process pipe character ( | )

[dadycool]

Dear all

I have problem with <control>.hint as it will ignore any remaining text after a pipe | character.

Here an example code

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1. procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
2. var
3.   myHint: string;
4. begin
5.   myHint:='Hello world | I am dadycool';
6.   Form1.ShowHint:=true;
7.   Button1.Hint:=myHint; //will show 'Hello world'
8.   Image1.Hint:=myHint; //will show 'Hello world'
9.   Shape1.Hint:=myHint; //will show 'Hello world'
10. end;
11.  

my setup detail...
Lazarus Version: 2.0.12
FPC Version: 3.2.0
Client: Windows 10 Desktop 21H1/19043.1466

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks so much!

[Bart]

This is by design.
The text after the pipe symbol is used for the "long hint".
IIRC you can use OnHint to display that part in e.g. a statusbar (but I may be wrong).

Bart

[winni]

Hi!

Detailed info is here:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46944648/using-symbol-for-a-hint-text-in-delphi

Winni

[dadycool]

Thanks Winni and Bart