---
title: "getControlVisibility"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/Shogun17/13536361/getControlVisibility"
format: markdown
---
# Description

Returns the visibility of the user control that is specified by `userControlID`.

All user controls are visible by default, unless created with the `-hidden` option.

## Functional area

User Window

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `getControlVisibility userControlID` |

### Arguments

| **Name** | **Type** | **Required** | **Comments** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `userControlId` | int | yes | ID of user control to get visibility for. |

### Flags

None

## Return value

boolean 

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

## Examples

```plaintext
// Get the visibility of a control.
int $windowId;
int $controlId;
boolean $isShowing;
 
// First create a User Window to place the Control on
$windowId = `createWindow "MyWindow"`;
 
// Create a Push Button Control in the window. Create it hidden.
$controlId = `createPushButton $windowId -text "Sample" -hidden`;
 
// Get the visibility
$isShowing = `getControlVisibility $controlId`;
print $isShowing;
```

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [enableControl](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536441)
- [getControlEnabled](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536367)
- [getControlPos](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536365)
- [getControlText](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536363)
- [getFocus](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536347)
- [setControlAnchor](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13536908)
- [setControlPos](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537274)
- [setControlText](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537272)
- [setControlTip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537270)
- [setFocus](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537138)
- [showControl](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun17/pages/13537435)