Widget Class: _hide

Widget Class: _hide

Hides a widget so it is not visible and cannot be selected

Syntax
Details

Syntax

objectName._hide( );

objectName._hide( all );

The _gray method is one of two mutually exclusive methods that disable a widget so users cannot modify or select the widget. The other method is _protect for this class. You cannot use the _gray method to gray a widget that is already protected with the _protect method, and vice versa.
Use the _gray method if users can select a widget under some circumstances but not under others. For example, the Attributes windows for the provided Widget classes use the _gray method to inform users that two Additional Attributes options, Object links and Custom attributes, are not available for certain widgets.
The _gray method has the same functionality as the gray function in SCL, but the _gray method is the only way to gray a widget in a different entry.
The _gray method changes the appearance of some widgets.
When a widget is grayed, the default _select method does nothing, even if invoked directly from an SCL program.
The _gray method for the RadioBox class has additional capabilities. See the RadioBox class.

Example

_gray grays a push button named update so it may not be selected by users.

 update._gray();