isCOBOL Evolve : User Interface : Controls Reference : DATE-ENTRY : Properties : Hint
Hint
This property allows you to define the text shown in the window that pops up when the mouse pointer is placed on the Date-Entry control.
 
Example - Define a date-entry control with a Hint text
screen section.
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  03 screen-1-de-1 Date-Entry
     line 21.2
     column 49.5
     size 14.5 cells 
     lines 3.1 cells 
     id 17
     hint "Enter your enrollment date"
     century-date
     value-format davf-yyyymmdd
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