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## 3.2: Visible example

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This example shows how the `visible` property can be used to hide whole sections of an interface.

Open a window and add a panel

    fig = figure( 'Name', 'Visible example', ...
        'Position', [100 100 150 250], ...
        'MenuBar', 'none', ...
        'ToolBar', 'none', ...
        'NumberTitle', 'off' );
    panel = uiextras.BoxPanel( 'Parent', fig, 'Title', 'Panel' );

Put some buttons inside the panel

    box = uiextras.VButtonBox( 'Parent', panel );
    uicontrol( 'Parent', box, 'String', 'Button 1' );
    uicontrol( 'Parent', box, 'String', 'Button 2' );
    uicontrol( 'Parent', box, 'String', 'Button 3', 'Visible', 'off' );
    uicontrol( 'Parent', box, 'String', 'Button 4' );
    uicontrol( 'Parent', box, 'String', 'Button 5', 'Visible', 'off' );
    uicontrol( 'Parent', box, 'String', 'Button 6' );

Try hiding the panel

    set( panel, 'Visible', 'off' );

Try showing the panel. Note that the original "visible" state of each button is remembered.

    set( panel, 'Visible', 'on' );

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