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.NET Framework Class Library
Control..::.Visible Property

Updated: November 2007

Gets or sets a value that indicates whether a server control is rendered as UI on the page.

Namespace:  System.Web.UI
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<BindableAttribute(True)> _
Public Overridable Property Visible As Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Control
Dim value As Boolean

value = instance.Visible

instance.Visible = value
C#
[BindableAttribute(true)]
public virtual bool Visible { get; set; }
Visual C++
[BindableAttribute(true)]
public:
virtual property bool Visible {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}
J#
/** @property */
/** @attribute BindableAttribute(true) */
public boolean get_Visible()
/** @property */
/** @attribute BindableAttribute(true) */
public  void set_Visible(boolean value)
JScript
public function get Visible () : boolean
public function set Visible (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean

true if the control is visible on the page; otherwise false.

If this property is false, the server control is not rendered. You should take this into account when organizing the layout of your page.

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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