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Nested Layer Visibility Relationships (W3C)
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/*
JavaScript Bible, Fourth Edition
by Danny Goodman
John Wiley & Sons CopyRight 2001
*/
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<HEAD>
<TITLE>layer.style.visibility (W3C)</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function setOuterVis(type) {
document.getElementById("outerDisplay").style.visibility = type
}
function setInnerVis(type) {
document.getElementById("innerDisplay").style.visibility = type
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>Setting the <TT>layer.style.visibility</TT> Property of Nested Layers (W3C)</H1>
<HR>
Click the buttons to see what happens when you change the visibility of the
<FONT COLOR="coral">outer layer</FONT> and <FONT COLOR="aquamarine">inner layer</FONT> objects.<P>
<DIV STYLE="position:absolute; top:150; width:180; background-color:coral">
<FORM>
Control outer layer property:<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Hide Outer Layer" onClick="setOuterVis('hidden')"><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Show Outer Layer" onClick="setOuterVis('visible')"><BR>
</FORM>
</DIV>
<DIV STYLE="position:absolute; top:270; width:180; background-color:aquamarine">
<FORM>
Control inner layer property:<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Hide Inner Layer" onClick="setInnerVis('hidden')"><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Show Inner Layer" onClick="setInnerVis('visible')"><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Inherit Outer Layer" onClick="setInnerVis('inherit')"><BR>
</FORM>
</DIV>
<DIV ID="outerDisplay" STYLE="position:absolute; top:150; left:200; width:370;
height:190; background-color:coral">
<DIV ID="innerDisplay" STYLE="position:absolute; top:5; left:5; width:360;
height:180; background-color:aquamarine">
<P><B>Placeholder text for raw inner layer.</B></P>
</DIV>
</DIV>
</BODY>
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