Tooltips
A tooltip is a brief, informative message that appears when a user interacts with an element in a graphical user interface (GUI). In DVT tooltips are initiated through a mouse-hover gesture.
The below table highlights all the available areas from where tooltips can be triggered:
Code |
Place the mouse cursor over an identifier in the editor. The tooltip will display information about the element under cursor including: the comment associated with the element’s declaration (written above or inline), or the LRM documentation for predefined API ![]() the scoping information for types (enclosing package) ![]() the full signature of methods ![]() the direction of ports ![]() Tooltips are available for all the types, methods, fields, macros, etc. from the source code files that DVT analyzes in your project. |
Folded regions |
Place the mouse cursor over the + sign of a folded code region. The tooltip will display the folded region contents: ![]() |
Macros Values |
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Parameter Values |
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Override indications |
Place the mouse cursor over an override annotation on the left vertical ruler. The tooltip will display the overridden method signature. ![]() |
Problems |
Place the mouse cursor over an error or warning annotation on the left vertical ruler of the editor. The tooltip will display the error or warning message: ![]() If multiple problems are reported on the same line, an annotation list is displayed: ![]() |
WaveDrom Diagrams |
Place the mouse cursor over a JSON waveform description written inside a comment. The tooltip will display WaveDrom Timing Diagrams, if the descriptions are compliant with the WaveDrom library standard: ![]() |
UVM Register Bit Field Diagrams |
Place the mouse cursor over an UVM register class. The tooltip will display bit field diagrams, by parsing the UVM configuration methods: ![]() |
Method Call Arguments Mapping
Macro Call Arguments Mapping
Ordered Parameter Mapping
Ordered Port Connection Mapping
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Place the editor cursor on a method call argument and press Ctrl+Shift+Space. The tooltip will list all the method declaration arguments along with their name, type, direction and default value. Move the editor cursor using the arrow keys to inspect argument mapping - the argument under cursor is always highlighted in boldface: ![]() The same functionality is available for macro calls, instance parameter connections and instance port connections: ![]() ![]() ![]() |