Chapter 3: DataWindow Object Properties

Visible

Whether the specified control in the DataWindow is visible.

Button, Column, Computed Field, Graph, GroupBox, Line, Oval, Picture, Rectangle, Report, RoundRectangle, TableBlob, and Text controls

PocketBuilder dot notation:

dw_control.Object.controlname.Visible

Describe and Modify argument:

"controlname.Visible { = ' value ' }"

Parameter	Description
controlname	The name of the control for which you want to get or set the Visible property.
value	(exp) Whether the specified control is visible. Values are: 0 — False; the control is not visible. 1 — True; the control is visible. Value can be a quoted DataWindow expression.

Parameter

Description

controlname

The name of the control for which you want to get or set the Visible property.

value

(exp) Whether the specified control is visible. Values are:

Value can be a quoted DataWindow expression.

Select the control and set the value in the Properties view, General tab.

string setting

setting = dw_1.Object.emp_status.Visible

dw_1.Object.emp_status.Visible = 0

dw_1.Object.emp_stat.Visible="0~tIf(emp_class=1,0,1)"

setting = dw_1.Describe("emp_status.Visible")

dw_1.Modify("emp_status.Visible=0")

dw_1.Modify("emp_stat.Visible='0~tIf(emp_class=1,0,1)'")