Visible (Property)

In the window editor and in the page editor, the control visibility is defined in the "UI" tab of the control description.
In the report editor, the control visibility is defined in the "Details" tab of the control description.
Versions 15 and later
Visible is available for the table rows.
New in version 15
Visible is available for the table rows.
Visible is available for the table rows.

Versions 15 and later

This property is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This property is now available for Android applications.

Versions 17 and later

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This property is now available in Windows Store Apps mode.

This Property is now available for report elements in iPhone/iPad applications.

This property is now available in Android Widget mode.

New in version 18

This property is now available in Windows Store Apps mode.

This Property is now available for report elements in iPhone/iPad applications.

This property is now available in Android Widget mode.

This property is now available in Windows Store Apps mode.

This Property is now available for report elements in iPhone/iPad applications.

This property is now available in Android Widget mode.

Versions 21 and later

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

This property is now available in Apple Watch mode.

New in version 21

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

This property is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This property is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

This property is now available in Apple Watch mode.

Example

// Make the "EDT_Company" control visible if it is invisible
IF SAI_Company.Visible = False THEN
SAI_Company.Visible = True
END

Syntax

Finding out whether an element is visible Hide the details

<Result> = <Element used>.Visible

<Result>: Boolean

True if the specified element is visible,
False otherwise.

<Element used>: Type of element

Name of element to use.

Making a control or a report block visible/invisible Hide the details

<Element used>.Visible = <Visible/Invisible>

<Element used>: Type of element

Name of element to use.

<Visible/Invisible>: Boolean

True if the specified element must be visible,
False if the specified element must be invisible.

Remarks

Control attributes

Visible does not modify the other attributes of the control (selection without input, active or grayed).

Group of controls

If the specified object is a group of controls, the visibility status of all controls belonging to the group is modified.

Operating mode of shortcuts according to the control status

The shortcuts of an invisible control cannot be used. For example, an invisible button does not operate when using the shortcuts.

Controls on tabs

If a field on a tab pane is visible, but the pane is not displayed, Property Visible will return False.

Rows in a Table control

A row found in a Table control can be made visible or invisible. For example:

// Makes the second row of the Table control invisible
TABLE_Table[2].Visible = False

If the Table control is using bars with alternated colors, the alternation of colors will be respected.

Remark: If the Property Visible is used on an table cell, all the cells in the corresponding column will be made invisible..

Versions 21 and later

Action Bar

The Visible property can be used to make a field Action Bar Invisible.

In this case, an animation is automatically performed when the Action Bar disappear.

New in version 21

Action Bar

The Visible property can be used to make a field Action Bar Invisible.

In this case, an animation is automatically performed when the Action Bar disappear.

Action Bar

The Visible property can be used to make a field Action Bar Invisible.

In this case, an animation is automatically performed when the Action Bar disappear.

Columns in a Table control

The Property Visible can be used to make columns of an Table control invisible.

However, the Property Visible must not be used in an Ajax code to modify a column of a non Ajax Table control: in this case, only the columns will be invisible, the titles of columns will not be invisible.

Limits

Visible does not apply to the reports.

The Property Visible cannot be used on:

a row of a List Box or Combo Box control,
a window menu
an element in a TreeView control.

If the Property Visible is used on an table cell, all the cells in the corresponding column will be made invisible..

The Property Visible cannot be used on:

a row of a List Box or Combo Box control,
a menu or a menu option,
an HTML table,
a control found in a looper.

The Property Visible applies only to the following items:

Button control.
Static control.
Edit control.
Image control.
Check Box control.
Radio Button control.
List Box control.
Combo Box control.
TreeView control.
Tab control.
Window.
Table control.
Column of a Table control.
Supercontrol.

The Property Visible applies only to the following items:

Button control.
Static control.
Image control.
Window.

The Property Visible does not apply to windows.