[QGIS-Developer] get visibility from layout items with python

[Nyall Dawson]

On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 17:25, Raymond Nijssen <r.nijssen at terglobo.nl> wrote:
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> On 08-11-18 08:20, Nyall Dawson wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 17:18, Raymond Nijssen <r.nijssen at terglobo.nl> wrote:
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> >> I'm also using setVisible() now, instead of setVisibility(). But now I
> >> wonder why the latter exists.
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> > Check the API dox -- there's a specific note there that you need to
> > call setVisibility instead of setVisible, or visiblity won't work
> > correctly for some items (like groups).
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> Thanks. I read that but I didn't get it. So I should use setVisibility()
> instead of setVisible(), right? (They both work on QgsLayoutItemLabel btw.)

Yes - it's safest just to use setVisibility everywhere.

Nyall

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> > (Unfortunately QGraphicsItem::setVisible is not virtual, so we can't
> > override that... hence the ugly api here).
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> Ok, clear.
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> > Nyall
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