The entry.visible property is also affected by the Entry:show() and Entry:hide() methods.
Entry.visible read/write property
Get or set the entry visibility on screen, a true value means that the Entry is shown, a false value means that the Entry is hidden.
Example
local ui = require "ui"
-- create a simple entry
local win = ui.Window("Entry.visible sample", 320, 200)
local entry = ui.Entry(win, "LuaRT", 120, 70)
local button = ui.Button(win, "Click to hide entry", 110, 10)
entry.font = "Impact"
entry.fontsize = 24
-- hides the entry and shows it again after 2 sec
function button:onClick()
entry.visible = false
button.enabled = false
sleep(2000)
button.enabled = true
entry.visible = true
end
ui.run(win):wait()