CONTROL SHOW STATE statement

Purpose

Change the visible state of a control.

Syntax

CONTROL SHOW STATE hDlg, id&, showstate& [TO lResult&]

Remarks

CONTROL SHOW STATE is used to alter the state and/or appearance of the specified control, identified by the parent dialog handle hDlg, and control id& unique identifier combination.

showstate& can be one of the following (with a value in the range from 0 to 10) as defined in the WIN32API.INC file):

%SW_HIDE	Hide the control.
%SW_MAXIMIZE	Maximize the specified control.
%SW_MINIMIZE	Minimize the specified control.
%SW_RESTORE	Activate and display the control. If the control is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized control.
%SW_SHOW	Activate the control and display it in its current size and position.
%SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED	Synonym of %SW_MAXIMIZE.
%SW_SHOWMINIMIZED	Activate the control and minimize it.
%SW_SHOWNA	Display the control in its current state without activating it. The currently active window/control remains active.
%SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE	Display the control in its most recent size and position without activating it. The currently active window/control remains active.
%SW_SHOWNORMAL	Activate and display the control. If the control is minimized or maximized, it is restored it to its original size and position.

If the optional TO clause is included, the lResult& variable is assigned the value zero if the control was previously not visible, or non-zero if it was previously visible.