How to hide object in scripting

[Adobe_847298]

How do you hide in object in scripting like a text frame? This can be accomplished from the menu by selecting the text frame and select Object -> Hide.

The only thing I've found is the "visible" property for layers to show and hide them but I can't find a property on the text frame to show or hide from scripting.

[Ten A · Accepted solution]

You can use executeMenuCommand like below.

app.executeMenuCommand("hide");

Select your textFrame and run it.

[Adobe_847298]

Thank you! That worked but how would I show these items? I get an error when I try to select hidden items.

[Ten A]

Try "showAll" command.

And You can reference below.

Illustrator CC(ver.22) menu commands list | CC Labo

[q3player]

In my case it was easier to put all objects I wanted to be hidden later on into one layer right from the start.
Then it is possible to hide a complete layer (and show again afterwards). Below are two functions to hide and show a top level layer. You call the function and just have to pass it the name of your layer.

E.g. call "hide_layer (text)" than you do a Save As or Export and after that call "show_layer (text).

function hide_layer (a) {
    var docHide = app.activeDocument;  
    var myLayers1 = docHide.layers;  
    var hideName1 = a;  
    try {  
        hideLayer1 = myLayers1.getByName (hideName1);  
        hideLayer1.visible = false;  
        redraw();  
        }  
    catch (e) {}  
    }
function show_layer (a) {
    var docShow = app.activeDocument;  
    var myLayers2 = docShow.layers;  
    var showName2 = a;  
    try {  
        showLayer2 = myLayers2.getByName (showName2);  
        showLayer2.visible = true;  
        redraw();  
        }  
    catch (e) {}  
    }