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guiGetVisible

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Pair: guiSetVisible

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This function determines if a GUI element is visible.

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  • Method: guielement:getVisible(...)
  • Variable: .visible

Syntax

bool guiGetVisible ( element guiElement )
Required Arguments
  • guiElement: the GUI element to be checked

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the element is visible, false otherwise.

Code Examples

shared

This example toggles the visibility of myWindow.

function guiToggleVisible ( )
        if ( guiGetVisible ( myWindow ) == true ) then -- check if the gui element is visible
                guiSetVisible ( myWindow, false ) -- if it is, we hide it
        else
                guiSetVisible ( myWindow, true ) -- if not, we make it visible
        end
end


myWindow = guiCreateWindow ( 0, 0, .5, .5, "my window", true ) -- Create the gui window
bindKey ( "space", "down", guiToggleVisible ) --bind the player's spacebar to the function guiToggleVisible

See Also

GUI Functions
GUI Elements
Reference