Hide Variables

This function allows to hide variables that are needed in the calculations of the calculator but should not be shown to the user.

It can be used to permanently hide extra variables or to hide/show variables dynamically depending on user input and variable status.

To see uses beyond the obvious head to Standard usage of customsJS.

Note

If you don’t want your variable to be always hidden you need to add a ctx.showVariables(variables); to match every ctx.hideVariables(variables); instance.

Syntax

ctx.hideVariables('a', 'b', 'c');

Warning

This function only works inside a onResult context.

Arguments

variables

The function hideVariables takes at least one input in the form of a string containing the name (not Label) of the variable you want to hide. If you want to hide several variables at once you can concatenate several names by separating each string with a comma as shown above.

Name	Type	Required	Description
variables	string(s)	Yes	Name(s) of the variable(s) to hide, separated by commas