Show

Description

Makes an object or control visible, if it is hidden. If the object is already visible, Show brings it to the top.

Applies to

Any object

Syntax

objectname.Show ( )

Argument

Description

objectname

The name of the object or control you want to make visible (show)

Returns

Integer. Returns 1 if it succeeds and -1 if an error occurs. If objectname is null, Show returns null.

Usage

If the specified object is a window that is not open, an execution error occurs.

You cannot use Show to show a drop-down or cascading menu, or any menu that has an MDI frame window as its parent window.


Equivalent syntax

You can set the object’s Visible property instead of calling Show:

objectname.Visible = true

This statement:

m_status.m_options.Visible = TRUE

is equivalent to:

m_status.m_options.Show()

Examples

Example 1

This statement makes visible the menu selection called m_options on the menu m_status:

m_status.m_options.Show()

Example 2

This statement makes the child window w_child visible:

w_child.Show()

See also