TCustomForm.Hide Method

Hides the form.

Pascal

procedure Hide;

C++

__fastcall Hide();

Description

Hide sets the Visible property to false.

C++ Examples:

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/*
This code uses a button, a timer and a maskedit on a
form. When the user clicks the button, the form
disappears for the period of time specified in the
Interval property of the timer control, then the form
reappears:
*/
void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *Sender)
{
  Timer1->Enabled = true;
  Hide();
}

void __fastcall TForm1::Timer1Timer(TObject *Sender)
{
  Visible = true;
  Timer1->Enabled = false;
}

Delphi Examples:

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{
This code uses a button, a timer and a maskedit on a
form. When the user clicks the button, the form
disappears for the period of time specified in the
Interval property of the timer control, then the form
reappears:
}
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Timer1.Interval := StrtoInt(MaskEdit1.Text);
  Timer1.Enabled := True;
  Hide;
end;

procedure TForm1.Timer1Timer(Sender: TObject);
begin
  Visible := True;
  Timer1.Enabled := False;
end;