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Description
This function determines whether the special characters for white spaces are shown in the
Code view of the Document window.
Arguments
None.
Returns
A Boolean: true if the hidden characters are displayed; false otherwise.
Example
The following example turns off the display of the special characters for white space, if the
display of special characters is turned on initially:
var currentDOM = dw.getDocumentDOM();
if (currentDOM.getShowHiddenCharacters()){
currentDOM.setShowHiddenCharacters(false);
}
dom.setShowHiddenCharacters()
Availability
Dreamweaver 8.
Description
This function shows or hides the special characters for white spaces in the Code view of the
Code inspector.
Arguments
show
■ The show argument, which is required, is a Boolean value that indicates whether to
display the hidden characters.
Returns
Nothing.
Example
See “dom.getShowHiddenCharacters()” on page 249.
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