# Timeframes (Get Method)

Gets visibility flags of a graphical object.

```
int  Timeframes() const

```

Return Value

Visibility flags of the graphical object attached to an instance of the class. If there is no attached object, it returns 0.

# Timeframes (Set Method)

Sets visibility flags of a graphical object.

```
bool  Timeframes(
   int  new_timeframes      // visibility flags
   )

```

Parameters

new_timeframes

[in]  New visibility flags of the graphical object.

Return Value

true - success, false - cannot change the flags of visibility.

Example:

```
//--- example for CChartObject::Timeframes  
#include <ChartObjects\ChartObject.mqh>  
//---  
void OnStart()  
  {  
   CChartObject object;  
   //--- get timeframes of chart object   
   int timeframes=object.Timeframes();  
   if(!(timeframes&OBJ_PERIOD_H1))  
     {  
      //--- set timeframes of chart object  
      object.Timeframes(timeframes|OBJ_PERIOD_H1);  
     }  
  }  

```