NoShow Element

Specifies whether a path is displayed on the drawing page.

Value	Description
0	The stroke and fill of the path are shown.
1	The stroke and fill of the path represented by this section are hidden.

Syntax

<NoShow
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</NoShow>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is BOOL. For details about BOOL, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property	Value
Name	NoShow
Minimum Occurrences	0
Maximum Occurrences	1

Element information

Parent elements

Geom

Child elements

None

The NoShow element is relevant only when contained in a Shape element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet , PageSheet , or StyleSheet element.

See also

NoShow cell (Geometry section)