# Simple Show / Hide Button
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 23, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331 "2002-04-23T16:47:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/1 "2002-04-23T16:47:39Z")
Hi,
I working on an example in which I will have 1 button.
When the scene loads I have a movie clip which I set \_visible = false. When you click the button once the hidden movie is shown. When you the the button a 2nd time the now visible movie is hidden & so on. I started out by creating a movie clip symbol & then put a button in it. I initialize the variable “condition” = 0 on the 1st frame of this move cip. I then dragged this movie clip to the main scene & added the following script:
on (press) {
if (condition == 0) {
\_root.insbox.\_visible = true
condition == 10
}}
on (press) {
if (condition == 10) {
\_root.insbox.\_visible = false
condtion = 0
}}
When you click the button the 1st time the movie clips becomes visible. When you click a 2nd time becomes invisible. Then it won’t work again from there.
Any suggestions?
Thank you.
Tim
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/2 "2002-04-23T17:23:35Z")
There’s a typo :
```auto
on (press) {
if (condition == 10) {
_root.insbox._visible = false
**condition = 0**
}}
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/3 "2002-04-23T17:35:32Z")
Thank you. Could it be that simple?
Does the logic look good to you?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/4 "2002-04-23T18:06:55Z")
yes it is that simple and yes the logic is good.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/5 "2002-04-23T18:14:11Z")
Here’s the code:
It’s not working for me & for something that should be so simple it’s driving me crazy. I going to upload the .fla in a sec. If you guy could take a look for me I’d appreciate it. You can find it at [members.aol.com/webclickusa/fla](http://members.aol.com/webclickusa/fla)
Thanks again
on (press) {
if (condition == 0) {
\_root.insbox.\_visible = true
condition = 10
}}
on (press) {
if (condition == 10) {
\_root.insbox.\_visible = false
condition = 0
}}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/6 "2002-04-23T18:19:57Z")
try
on(press){
if(condition == true){
\_root.insbox.\_visible = 0 //this makes it invisible
condition = false
}else{
\_root.insbox.\_visible = 1 //this makes it visible
condition = true
}
}
haven’t tried it cuz i’m not near my machine.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/7 "2002-04-23T20:44:01Z")
Jubba,
Thanks, much appreciated.
working perfectly. Be forwarned, I may
flood you with more questions as I try to learn
AS.
Take care,
Tim
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2002, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-show-hide-button/2331/8 "2002-04-23T22:50:21Z")
no problem my friend. I am happy to help.