>>>Hi Naomi,
>>>
>>>Maybe is protected or hidden
>>>
>>>MartinaJ
>>>
>>You're right, it's protected - not sure why, but almost all properties and methods are defined as protected.
>
>That's how it's supposed to be. OOP is about modeling software after the physical world. In the real world, I cannot change the paint color property of your car, nor set your heart rate to zero.

That's true, but ShowTips is a native property of the form.