myControl.Hide vs myControl.visible=false

[johnb41]

Is there any difference between:

myControl.Hide vs myControl.visible=false

and also:

myControl.Show vs myControl.visible=true

They seem to do the same thing. Any tips on when to use one over the
other?

Thanks for all your help!

John

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Is there any difference between:

myControl.Hide vs myControl.visible=false

and also:

myControl.Show vs myControl.visible=true

They seem to do the same thing. Any tips on when to use one over the
other?

The 'Hide' method simply sets the control's 'Visible' property to 'False',
so it doesn't have any disadvantages to use one instead of the other.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Is there any difference between:

myControl.Hide vs myControl.visible=false

and also:

myControl.Show vs myControl.visible=true

They seem to do the same thing. Any tips on when to use one over the
other?

The 'Hide' method simply sets the control's 'Visible' property to 'False',
so it doesn't have any disadvantages to use one instead of the other.

 

[johnb41]

Thanks Herfried. I had a hunch that was the case, but found no
evidense when googleing it.

John

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Thanks Herfried. I had a hunch that was the case, but found no
evidense when googleing it.

I checked the implementation with Lutz Roeder's Reflector.

 

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

John,
The documentation for Control.Hide states "Hiding the control is equivalent
to setting the Visible property to false", while Control.Show states
"Showing the control is equivalent to setting the Visible property to true".

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...rfsystemwindowsformscontrolclasshidetopic.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...rfsystemwindowsformscontrolclassshowtopic.asp

I don't see where any more "evidence" is needed! ;-) Although as Herfried
suggests, you could use ILDASM or Reflector to see specifically what the
above remarks mean...

Hope this helps
Jay

| Thanks Herfried. I had a hunch that was the case, but found no
| evidense when googleing it.
|
| John
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