First add the ToolTipController component onto the form.
Set the ToolTipController property of the GridControl to point to the ToolTipController component.
Create an event handler for the ToolTipController's GetActiveObjectInfo event
Private Sub toolTipController1_GetActiveObjectInfo(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ToolTipControllerGetActiveObjectInfoEventArgs) Handles toolTipController1.GetActiveObjectInfo
If e.Info Is Nothing AndAlso e.SelectedControl Is gridControl1 Then
Dim view As GridView = TryCast(gridControl1.FocusedView, GridView)
Dim info As GridHitInfo = view.CalcHitInfo(e.ControlMousePosition)
If info.InRowCell Then
Dim text As String = view.GetRowCellDisplayText(info.RowHandle, info.Column)
Dim cellKey As String = info.RowHandle.ToString() & " - " & info.Column.ToString()
e.Info = New DevExpress.Utils.ToolTipControlInfo(cellKey, text)
End If
End If
End Sub
This example will display the contents of each column when the mouse hoovers over the cell. To set the ToolTip for a specific column, check for the column name. For example
If info.InRowCell Then
If info.Column.Name = "colOrderNumber" then
cellKey = info.RowHandle.ToString() & " - " & info.Column.ToString()
e.Info = New DevExpress.Utils.ToolTipControlInfo(cellKey, "This is the Order Number column")
End If
End If