ControlAnimator (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.ControlAnimator

```
public class ControlAnimator
extends Object
```
ControlAnimator provides a simple implementation to display or hide a control at the bottom of the parent composite. Other animations will be written as subclasses of this class.
Instances of this class can be created using an AnimatorFactory.

Since:

3.2

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected Control control
the control that will be displayed or hidden

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ControlAnimator(Control control)
Constructs a new ControlAnimator instance and passes along the control that will be displayed or hidden.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`setVisible(boolean visible)`	Displays or hides a control at the bottom of the parent composite and makes use of the control's SWT visible flag.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - control
```
protected Control control
```
    the control that will be displayed or hidden
- Constructor Detail
  - ControlAnimator
```
public ControlAnimator(Control control)
```
    Constructs a new ControlAnimator instance and passes along the control that will be displayed or hidden.
    
    Parameters:
    
    control - the control that will be displayed or hidden.
- Method Detail
  - setVisible
```
public void setVisible(boolean visible)
```
    Displays or hides a control at the bottom of the parent composite and makes use of the control's SWT visible flag.
    Subclasses should override this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    visible - true if the control should be shown, and false otherwise.