--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2003/02/24 23:32:32	1.83
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2003/02/25 21:54:14	1.85
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.83 2003/02/24 23:32:32 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.85 2003/02/25 21:54:14 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1920,6 +1920,37 @@ sub csv_samples_select_table {
     $i--;
     return($i);
 }
+
+=pod
+
+=item check_if_partid_hidden($id,$symb,$udom,$uname)
+
+Returns either 1 or undef
+
+1 if the part is to be hidden, undef if it is to be shown
+
+Arguments are:
+
+$id the id of the part to be checked
+$symb, optional the symb of the resource to check
+$udom, optional the domain of the user to check for
+$uname, optional the username of the user to check for
+
+=cut
+
+sub check_if_partid_hidden {
+    my ($id,$symb,$udom,$uname) = @_;
+    my $hiddenparts=&Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.0.parameter_hiddenparts',
+					 $symb,$udom,$uname);
+    my @hiddenlist=split(/,/,$hiddenparts);
+    foreach my $checkid (@hiddenlist) {
+	if ($checkid =~ /^\s*\Q$id\E\s*$/) { return 1; }
+    }
+    return undef;
+}
+
+
+
 1;
 __END__;