<doc>
	<legacy_id>1895</legacy_id>
	<name>visible</name>
	<type>property</type>

	<syntax>
		<example>set the [effective] visible of <i>object</i> to {true | false}</example>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
		<synonym>vis</synonym>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>Specifies whether an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> can be seen or is hidden.  </summary>

	<examples>
<example>set the visible of stack "Palette" to false</example>
<example>set the visible of me to (not the visible of me)</example>
<example><p>put the effective visible of button "save"</p></example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="1.0">Added.  </introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		
		<experimental version=""></experimental>
		<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>
	</history>

	<objects>
		<stack/>
		<card/>
		<group/>
		<field/>
		<button/>
		<graphic/>
		<scrollbar/>
		<player/>
		<image/>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
		<ios/>
		<android/>
	</platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
		<mobile/>
	</classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<command tag="show">show Command</command>
		<command tag="hide">hide Command</command>
		<property tag="showInvisibles">showInvisibles Property</property>
		<property tag="invisible">invisible Property</property>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to determine whether an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> is hidden or not, or to hide or show an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>.</overview>

		<parameters>
		</parameters>

	<value>The <b>visible</b> of an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> is true or false.  </value>
	<comments>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. <p></p><p>An object that cannot be seen only because it's behind another object is still visible, in the sense that its <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is still true. </p><p></p><p>The <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of <glossary tag="grouped control">grouped controls</glossary> is independent of the <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of the <command tag="group">group</command>. Setting a <glossary tag="group">group's</glossary> <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to false doesn't change the <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of its <glossary tag="control">controls</glossary>; their <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is still true, even though the <glossary tag="control">controls</glossary> cannot be seen because the <command tag="group">group</command> is invisible. </p><p></p><p>If you specify the <b>effective</b> keyword the visible property of a control returns true if, and only if, the control and all it's parent groups are visible.</p><p></p><p>You can set the <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> of a <keyword tag="card">card</keyword>, but doing so has no effect. <glossary tag="card">Cards</glossary> cannot be made invisible. </p><p></p><p>The <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is the logical inverse of the <property tag="invisible">invisible</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary>. When an <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> <b>visible</b> is true, its <property tag="invisible">invisible</property> is false, and vice versa. </p></comments>
	</description>
</doc>