<doc>
  <legacy_id>1670</legacy_id>
  <name>hide</name>
  <type>command</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>hide <i>object</i> [with visual [effect] <i>effectName</i> [<i>speed</i>] [to <i>finalImage</i>]]</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="disable">disable Command</command>
    <command tag="answer effect">answer effect Command</command>
    <command tag="hide menubar">hide menubar Command</command>
    <keyword tag="black">black Keyword</keyword>
    <property tag="showInvisibles">showInvisibles Property</property>
    <property tag="showPict">showPict Property</property>
    <property tag="imageSource">imageSource Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
    <changed version="1.1"></changed>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Makes an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> invisible.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>hide button 14</example>
    <example>hide field "New" with visual effect dissolve</example>
    <example>hide this stack with visual dissolve fast to black</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>hide</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to hide <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> temporarily or permanently.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>object</i> is any open <object tag="stack">stack</object>, or any <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> in an open <object tag="stack">stack</object>.</p><p/><p>The <i>effectName</i>, <i>speed</i>, and <i>finalImage</i> are described in the <command tag="visual effect">visual effect</command> command. These three <glossary tag="parameter">parameters</glossary> operate the same way as they do in the <command tag="visual effect">visual effect</command> command.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Hiding an object sets its <b>visible</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to false. The <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> itself is still in the <object tag="stack">stack</object> and can be restored with the <command tag="show">show</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>. You can also set the <property tag="showInvisibles">showInvisibles</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to true to override the <property tag="visible">visible</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> and show all <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary>.</p><p/><p>Hiding a stack hides its window, but does not close the stack. If the stack is being displayed as a drawer, hiding it slides it back into its parent stack.</p><p/><p>You can hide a card without causing a script error, but doing so has no effect.</p><p/><p>Hiding a group hides all the controls in the group.</p><p/><p><b>Changes:</b></p><p>The ability to use QuickTime special effects was introduced in version 1.1. In previous versions, only the built-in visual effects listed under the <b>visual effect</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> were available.</p>
  </description>
</doc>