created: 20131024141900000
modified: 20131212181426191
tags: widget
title: RevealWidget
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

! Introduction

The reveal widget hides or shows its content depending upon the value of a [[state tiddler|StateTiddlers]]. The type of the widget determines the condition for the content being displayed:

* type=''match'': the content is displayed if the state tiddler matches a specified value
* type=''nomatch'': the content is displayed if the state tiddler doesn't match a specified value
* type=''popup'': the content is displayed as a popup as described in the PopupMechanism

! Content and Attributes

The content of the `<$reveal>` widget is displayed according to the rules given above.

|!Attribute |!Description |
|state |The title of the tiddler containing the state |
|type |The type of matching performed: ''match'', ''nomatch'' or ''popup'' |
|text |The text to match when the type is ''match'' and ''nomatch'' |
|position |The position used for the popup when the type is ''popup''. Can be ''left'', ''above'', ''aboveright'', ''right'', ''belowleft'' or ''below'' |
|default |Default value to use when the state tiddler |

! Examples

!! Simple content reveal

Here's a simple example of showing and hiding content with buttons:

```
<$button set="$:/SampleRevealState" setTo="show">Show me</$button>
<$button set="$:/SampleRevealState" setTo="hide">Hide me</$button>

<$reveal type="match" state="$:/SampleRevealState" text="show">
! This is the revealed content
And this is some text
</$reveal>
```

It renders as:

<$button set="$:/SampleRevealState" setTo="show">Show me</$button>
<$button set="$:/SampleRevealState" setTo="hide">Hide me</$button>

<$reveal type="match" state="$:/SampleRevealState" text="show">
! This is the revealed content
And this is some text
</$reveal>

!! Popup

Here is a simple example of a popup built with the RevealWidget:

```
<$button popup="$:/SamplePopupState">Pop me up!</$button>

<$reveal type="popup" state="$:/SamplePopupState">
<div class="tw-drop-down">
! This is the popup
And this is some text
</div>
</$reveal>
```

It renders as:

<$button popup="$:/SamplePopupState">Pop me up!</$button>

<$reveal type="popup" state="$:/SamplePopupState">
<div class="tw-drop-down">
! This is the popup
And this is some text
</div>
</$reveal>