# datatip properties

description of the Datatip entity properties

## Description

The Datatip entity is a leaf of the graphics entities hierarchy. This entity defines the parameters for datatips.

parent:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

children:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

visible:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

data:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

box_mode:

  This field contains the default `box_mode` property value for the datatip. Its value should be `"on"` (box drawn) or `"off"` (no box drawn).

label_mode:

  This field contains the default `label_mode` property value for the datatip. Its value should be `"on"` (label written) or `"off"` (no label written).

orientation:

  This field sets the position on the text box with respect to polyline point. The possible values are 0, 1, 2 or 3.

z_component:

  This field adds z position in the box. Its value should be `"on"` (z position written) or `"off"` (no z position written).

auto_orientation:

  This field contains the default `auto_orientation` property value for the datatip. Its value should be `"on"` (automatic orientation) or `"off"` (no automatic orientation). In the `"off"` case, See `orientation` property.

interp_mode:

  This field sets the interpolation mode for tip location. Its value should be `"on"` (interpolation is made between mesh points) or `"off"` (the tips can only be located at the mesh points).

display_function:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

font_foreground:

  This field contains the default `font_foreground` property Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).

foreground:

  This field contains the default `foreground` property used to draw the box. Its value should be a color index (relative to the current colormap).

background:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

mark_mode:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

mark_style:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

mark_size_unit:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

mark_size:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

mark_foreground:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

mark_background:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

user_data:

  See `polyline_properties` help page.

tag:

  This fields contains a string generally used to identify the control. See `figure_properties` help page.

## See Also

- polyline_properties
- figure_properties
- graphics_entities