DlgVisible Instruction/Function

Syntax:

DlgVisible DlgItem|$[, Visible]

-or-

DlgVisible(DlgItem|$)

Group: Dialog Function

Description:
Instruction: Show or hide DlgItem|$.

Function: Return True if DlgItem|$ is visible.

This instruction/function must be called directly or indirectly from a dialogfunc.

Parameter Description

DlgItem|$ If this is a numeric value then it is the dialog item number. The first item is 0, second is 1, etc. If this is a string value then it is the dialog item's field name.

Enable It this numeric value is True then show DlgItem|$. Otherwise, hide it. If this omitted then toggle it.

Example:

Sub Main
  Begin Dialog UserDialog 200,120,.DialogFunc
  Text 10,10,180,15,"Please push the OK button"
  TextBox 10,40,180,15,.Text
  OKButton 30,90,60,20
  PushButton 110,90,60,20,"&Hide"
  End Dialog

  Dim dlg As UserDialog
  Debug.Print Dialog(dlg)
End Sub

Function DialogFunc%(DlgItem$, Action%, SuppValue%)
  Debug.Print "Action=";Action%
  Select Case Action%
  Case 1 ' Dialog box initialization
    Beep
  Case 2 ' Value changing or button pressed
  Select Case DlgItem$
    Case "Hide"
    DlgText DlgItem$,"&Show"
    DlgVisible "Text",False
    DialogFunc% = True 'do not exit the dialog
  Case "Show"
  DlgText DlgItem$,"&Hide"
    DlgVisible "Text",True
  DialogFunc% = True 'do not exit the dialog
    End Select
  End Select
End Function