Dynamically displaying interface objects
Oftentimes, we will create interface objects and only have them appear on the screen when appropriate. For example, you might have a graphic indicator that the user has unread system messages. If the value is 1 or higher, then you might have the graphic visible; otherwise, you might hide it. This recipe shows you how to accomplish this task.
How to do it...
Perform the following steps to dynamically display interface objects:
Create a new main stack.
Drag a button to the stack's card.
Change the name of the new button to
testButton.To make an object, such as a button, visible, use the following syntax:
set the visible of <object type> <"object name"> to true
So, for example, if you have a button named
testButton, your code will be as follows:set the visible of btn "testButton" to true
To hide the example button from step 4, enter the following code:
set the visible of btn "testButton" to false
To toggle a button's visibility, add the following...
