get the show-status of an object

Is it possible to query the show-status of an object?
you set it with

show(objectname, status);

when i try the following, i always get 0

getattribute(objectname, 'show');

or

getattribute(objectname, 'hidden');

The script-editor accepts both statements, though.

Hi
It looks like that os available as a function but the state may not be directly available . . .
I have not seen it any objects attibutelist . . .
You can of course implement your own variable and track the state that way
Hope that helps
MM