VML Visibility Attribute

This topic describes VML, a feature that is deprecated as of Windows Internet Explorer 9. Webpages and applications that rely on VML should be migrated to SVG or other widely supported standards.

Note

As of December 2011, this topic has been archived. As a result, it is no longer actively maintained. For more information, see Archived Content. For information, recommendations, and guidance regarding the current version of Windows Internet Explorer, see Internet Explorer Developer Center.

 

Determines whether a shape is displayed. Read/write. String.

Applies To

Shape

Tag Syntax

<v: element style="visibility: expression ">

Script Syntax

element .style.visibility="expression"

expression=element.style.visibility

Remarks

The Visibility attribute is similar to the standard HTML Visibility attribute for styles.

Values include:

Value	Description
visible	The shape is visible.
hidden	The shape is not visible, but is still part of the flow of the objects in the browser. Mouse events are not processed.
inherit	Default. The visibility state is inherited from the parent of the shape. Microsoft Office applications only use inherit and hidden; any other values are mapped to inherit.
collapse	Used for graphical editing applications that can collapse groups of shapes; for example, outliners.

 

VML Standard Attribute

Example

The following code creates a shape but makes it hidden. Other objects in the document will flow around it, leaving a space the same size as the shape.

   <v:rect id=myrect fillcolor="red"
   style="position:relative;top:1;left:1;width:20;height:20;visibility:hidden">
   </v:rect>

Visibility Attribute Example. (Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or greater.)