Show/hide docking container

[Former Member]

Hi there,

i have a docking container in my z-report. with method set_visible i can set the docking container visable or hide it (putting blank to visible parameter):

    CALL METHOD docking_control->set_visible
      EXPORTING
        visible = 'X'
      EXCEPTIONS
        OTHERS  = 1.

so far, so good, BUT: i want to hide/display the container via one button in my alv grid. so i need to know the actual status of the container. so i have found the method get_visible of the class cl_gui_docking_container, see below. BUT: the lf_visible parameter returns always BLANK. there it does not matter if container is actual hided or displayed.

any ideas what i do wrong here ? Or is there any other method to find out if the docking container is currently displayed or hided ?

br Martin

  CALL METHOD docking_control->get_visible
    IMPORTING
      visible           = lf_visible
    EXCEPTIONS
      cntl_error        = 1
      cntl_system_error = 2
      OTHERS            = 3.

[Sandra_Rossi]

Many control framework methods require a subsequent CL_GUI_CFW=>FLUSH to get the variable filled out.

[Former Member]

Hello,

when i do it like this, the variable lv_visible is still BLANK 😞

  CALL METHOD lo_docking_container->set_visible EXPORTING visible = 'X'.
  CALL METHOD cl_gui_cfw=>flush.
  CALL METHOD lo_docking_container->get_visible IMPORTING visible = lv_visible.

[Former Member]

Now i have found out that in the "normal" SAP GUI the lv_visible variable is set correct !!!! But NOT when i use SAP GUI HTML. unfortunately my application is SAP GUI HTML 😞

so any ideas what i can use instead of this cl_gui_cfw=>flush ??

br Martin