Name: invisible

Type: property

Syntax: set the invisible of <object> to {true | false}

Syntax: get the [effective] invisible of <object> 

Summary: Specifies whether an <object> is hidden.

Synonyms: inv

Associations: stack,card,field,button,graphic,scrollbar,player,image

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
set the invisible of player "Splash Screen" to false

Example:
set the invisible of the mouseControl to true

Example:
get the effective invisible of button "go"

Value (bool): The <invisible> of an object is true or false.

Description:
Use the <invisible> property to determine whether an object is hidden or not.

A hidden object is still present and still takes up memory, and a handler can access its properties and contents, but the user cannot see or or interact with it.

An object that cannot be seen only because it's behind another object is still visible, in the sense that its <invisible> property is still false.

The <invisible> property of grouped controls is independent of the invisible property of the group. Setting a group's <invisible> property to true doesn't change the <invisible> property of its controls; their <invisible> property is still false, even though the controls cannot be seen because the group is <invisible>.

If you specify the effective keyword the <invisible> property of a control returns true if the control or any parent group of the control is invisible.

You can set the <invisible> property of a card, but doing so has no effect. Cards cannot be made invisible.

The <invisible> property is the logical inverse of the visible property. When an object's invisible is true, its visible is false, and vice versa.

References: show (command), hide (command), showInvisibles (property), visible (property), object (object)

Tags: ui
