Bootstrap 5 Tooltips getInstance() Method

Bootstrap TooltipsgetInstance() Method is used to obtain the instance of tooltips while the tooltips are being used. This method can only work after the instance is pre-initialized. The tooltip instance linked to a DOM element may be obtained using this static function.

Syntax:

var tooltip-element = 
 document.getElementById("tooltip-id");
var tooltip-instance = bootstrap
 .Tooltip.getInstance(tooltip-element);

Parameters: This method accepts argument either an HTML element or its selector.

Return Value: This method returns the current Bootstrap 5 Tooltips instance to the caller.

Example 1: The code example below demonstrates how to implement the getInstance() method using JavaScript on Tooltips on top and right.

Output:

Example 2: The code example below demonstrates how to implement the getInstance() method using JQuery on Tooltips with anchor tags on the bottom and left.

Output:

Reference: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/components/tooltips/#getinstance