visible - Set whether IDE window appears while IDE runs

Syntax

IDEs

This function supports the following IDEs:

• Analog Devices VisualDSP++

• Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio v3

Description

Use IDE_Obj.visible(state) to make the IDE visible on the desktop or make it run in the background.

To run the IDE in the background so it is not visible on the desktop, enter '0' for the state argument.

To make the IDE visible on your system desktop, enter '1' for the state argument.

You can use methods to interact with a IDE handle object, such as IDE_Obj, while the IDE is in both states, visible and not visible. You can interact with the IDE GUI while the IDE is visible.

On the Microsoft Windows platform, if you make the IDE visible and look at the Windows Task Manager:

• While the IDE is visible (state is 1), the IDE appears on the Applications page of Task Manager, and the IDE_Obj_app.exe process shows up on the Processes page as a running process.

• While the IDE is not visible (state is 0), the IDE disappears from the Applications page, but remains on the Processes page, with a process ID (PID), using CPU and memory resources.

Examples

In MATLAB, use the appropriate constructor function to create a IDE handle object for your IDE. The constructor function creates a handle, such as IDE_Obj, and starts the IDE.

To get the visiblity status of IDE_Obj, enter:

IDE_Obj.isvisible

ans =
     0

Now, change the visibility of the IDE to 1, and check its visibility again.

IDE_Obj.visible(1)
IDE_Obj.isvisible

ans =
     1

If you close MATLAB software while the IDE is not visible, the IDE remains running in the background. To close it, perform either of the following tasks:

• Start MATLAB software. Create a link to the IDE. Use the new link to make the IDE visible. Close the IDE.

• Open Microsoft Windows Task Manager. Click Processes. Find and highlight IDE_Obj_app.exe. Click End Task.

See Also

isvisible | load

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