HideText Element

Hides the text for a shape. You can view text, edit properties, and apply styles to the text in the text block, although the changes will not appear until you specify the HideText element as 0.

Value

Description

0

Text is not hidden.

1

Text is hidden and does not print.

Syntax

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

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

HideText

Minimum Occurrences

0

Maximum Occurrences

1

Element information

Parent elements

Misc

Child elements

None

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

See also

HideText cell (Miscellaneous section)