System.Gadget.visible property

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Gets the visibility state of the gadget.

This property is read-only.

Syntax

bvisible = System.Gadget.visible

Property value

A Boolean that receives the visibility state of the gadget.

Remarks

This property is updated by the visibilityChanged event.

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the visibilityChanged event to suspend or resume a timer based on the gadget visibility.

// Delegate for the gadget visibility changed event.
System.Gadget.visibilityChanged = checkVisibility;

// --------------------------------------------------------------------
// Handle the gadget visiblity changed event.
// event = Event argument.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
function VisibilityChanged(event)
{
    if (!System.Gadget.visible)
    {
        // Stop the timer;
    }
    else
    {
        // Start the timer;
    }
}

Requirements

See also

Reference

System.Gadget

visibilityChanged