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<th scope="row">Class</th>

<td>PShape</td>

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<th scope="row">Name</th>

<td><h3>setVisible()</h3></td>

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<th scope="row">Examples</th>

<td><div class="example"><img src="/reference/PShape_visible.jpg" alt="example pic" /><pre class="margin">// The file "bot.svg" must be in the data folder

// of the current sketch to load successfully

PShape s;

s = loadShape("bot.svg");

smooth();

shape(s, 10, 10, 80, 80); // Right shape

s.setVisible(false);

if (s.isVisible() == false) { // of if (!s.isVisible) {

noFill();

rect(5, 5, 90, 90);

}</pre></div></td>

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<th scope="row">Description</th>

<td><p>Sets the shape to be visible or invisible. This is determined by the value of the <b>visible</b> parameter. </p>

<p>The visibility of a shape is usually controlled by whatever program created the SVG file.

For instance, this parameter is controlled by showing or hiding the shape in the layers palette in Adobe Illustrator.</p></td>

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<th scope="row">Syntax</th>

<td><pre><kbd>sh</kbd>.setVisible(<kbd>visible</kbd>)</pre></td>

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<th scope="row">sh</th>

<td>PShape: any variable of type PShape</td>

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<th scope="row">visible</th>

<td>Boolean: "false" makes the shape invisible and "true" makes it visible</td>

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<th scope="row">Returns</th>

<td>none</td>

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<th scope="row">Usage</th>

<td>Web & Application</td>

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