hidden | |||||||
Type | property | ||||||
Dictionary | LCS | ||||||
Library | LiveCode Script | ||||||
Syntax |
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Associations | field | ||||||
Summary | Specifies whether a line of text (paragraph) of a field is hidden from the user. | ||||||
Introduced | 5.5 | ||||||
OS | mac, windows, linux, ios, android | ||||||
Platforms | desktop, server, mobile | ||||||
Example |
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Values |
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Related | Property: hScrollbar, listDepth, borderColor, tabstops, listBehavior, formattedWidth, textAlign, spaceBelow, rightIndent, firstIndent, formattedText, borderWidth, hgrid, spaceAbove, vgrid, dontWrap, backgroundColor, listStyle | ||||||
Description | Use the hidden property to control whether lines of text in a field are hidden from the user. If the hidden property of a line of text in a field is set to true, that line is hidden from the user. The content of the field remains unchanged however, allowing for the normal data parsing. For example, take the following content of text in a field and their associated hidden property settings:
The user sees the following:
Executing 'put line 2 of field' results in 'This is the text of line 2'. | ||||||
Tags | ui |