Widget Class: _isDisplayed

Widget Class: _isDisplayed

Reports whether a widget is currently visible in the window

Syntax
Details

Syntax

objectName._isDisplayed( isDisplayed );

Argument Type Use Description

isDisplayed Numeric Output returns a value indicating whether the widget is displayed: 1 is displayed, 0 is not displayed

Argument	Type	Use	Description
isDisplayed	Numeric	Output	returns a value indicating whether the widget is displayed: 1 is displayed, 0 is not displayed

Details

You may also use the displayed function to return the displayed status of a widget, but the _isDisplayed method is the only way to determine a widget's displayed status from another SCL entry such as a method.

_isDisplayed returns a value of 0 if the widget is hidden, swapped out (see _swapOut), or scrolled out of view from a work area object. It also returns a value of 0 for text entry objects if the noDisplay attribute is set.

Example

_isDisplayed determines whether the widget named UPDATE is displayed:

update._isDisplayed('isDisplayed');
if isDisplayed then
   put 'the UPDATE button is displayed';
else
   put 'the UPDATE button is not displayed';

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