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Hide an element

Function: Hide an element​

This function allows you to control the visibility of any user interface (UI) element on your application page. You can choose to either completely remove an element from view and its underlying structure, or simply make it invisible while potentially retaining its space on the page. This is useful for dynamically showing or hiding parts of your application based on user actions, data, or other conditions.

Input​

  • Element (Type: UI Element, Required): The specific UI element you want to hide. This could be a button, a text field, a panel, or any other component on your page.
  • Remove element (Type: True/False, Required, Default: True): Determines how the element is hidden.
    • If set to True (default), the element is completely removed from the page's visible content and its underlying structure (HTML). It will not take up any space, and other elements will reflow to fill its position.
    • If set to False, the element is made invisible, but it might still occupy its original space on the page, affecting the layout. It's like it's there, but you can't see it.

Output​

This function does not produce any direct output values. Its effect is a change in the visibility of the specified UI element on your application page.

Execution Flow​

Real-Life Examples​

Here are some examples of how you can use the "Hide an element" function in your application:

Example 1: Hiding a "Submit" button after form submission​

Imagine you have a contact form, and once the user clicks "Submit," you want to prevent them from submitting it again immediately.

  • Inputs:
    • Element: Submit Button (the UI element for your submit button)
    • Remove element: True
  • Result: After the user clicks the "Submit" button, it will completely disappear from the page, and the space it occupied will be filled by other elements or collapse.

Example 2: Temporarily hiding a loading spinner​

When your application is fetching data from a database, you might show a "Loading..." spinner. Once the data arrives, you want to hide the spinner.

  • Inputs:
    • Element: Loading Spinner (the UI element displaying the spinner)
    • Remove element: True
  • Result: As soon as the data is loaded, the "Loading Spinner" will vanish from the page, and the content that was loading will become visible.

Example 3: Hiding an error message while keeping its layout space​

You have an error message that appears when a user enters invalid data. When the data becomes valid, you want to hide the message, but you want to ensure the page layout doesn't shift when the message reappears later.

  • Inputs:
    • Element: Error Message Text (the UI element displaying the error)
    • Remove element: False
  • Result: The "Error Message Text" will become invisible, but the space it normally occupies will remain empty. If the error occurs again, the message will reappear in the same spot without causing other elements to jump around.