Given an IBOutlet pointer in Objective-C/iPad, how do you hide that element?

Question

Given an IBOutlet pointer in Objective-C/iPad, how do you hide that element? Want to remove it from the screen by making it invisible, hiding it, removing it?

Answer 1

object.alpha = 0.0;

object.hidden = YES;

[self.view removeSubview:object];

The alpha one can be used within animation blocks for some useful effects.