Control difference between Hide() and Visible?

Question

I was wondering about the difference between using a Control's Hide() method compared to setting the Visible property to false.

When would I want to use the one over the other?

Answer 1

They are equivalent. From the documentation for Control.Hide :

Hiding the control is equivalent to setting the Visible property to false.

You can confirm this with reflector:

public void Hide()
{
    this.Visible = false;
}

You might use Show() or Hide() when you know the value and use Visible when you take the visibility in as a parameter, although personally I would always use Visible.

Answer 2

使用你喜欢的任何东西， Hide()或Visible ，但我找不到任何理由更喜欢其中一个，除非你试图检查控制可见性状态，所以你应该说if(pic.Visible)和在这种情况下你不能使用方法Hide()你应该使用属性Visible

Answer 3

It is really more about your preference here. The two methods will achieve the same result in the same way.

I prefer calling methods, which say what they're doing to change the state of objects. Some people prefer setting the properties of an object.