# Widget

**Noir.Classes.Widget**: `NoirClass`

Represents a UI widget for the UI service.

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```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:Init(ID, visible, widgetType, player)
```

Initializes class objects from this class.

### Parameters

* `ID`: integer
* `visible`: boolean
* `widgetType`: NoirWidgetType
* `player`: NoirPlayer|nil

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:Serialize()
```

Serializes this widget.

### Returns

* `NoirSerializedWidget`

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```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:_Serialize() ---@diagnostic disable-next-line missing-return
```

Serializes this widget.

*abstract method*

### Returns

* `NoirSerializedWidget`

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```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:Deserialize(serializedWidget)
```

Deserializes a serialized widget.

*abstract method*

*static method*

### Parameters

* `serializedWidget`: NoirSerializedWidget

### Returns

* `NoirWidget|nil`

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:IsVisible()
```

Returns if this widget is visible.

### Returns

* `boolean`

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:Update()
```

Updates this widget.

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```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:_Update()
```

Updates this widget.

*abstract method*

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```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:Destroy()
```

Destroys this widget.

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```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:_Destroy()
```

Destroys this widget.

*abstract method*

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```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:_GetPeerID()
```

Returns the peer ID for the player this widget is attached to, or -1 if for everyone.

### Returns

* `integer`

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:Exists()
```

Returns if this widget still exists within the UIService.

### Returns

* `boolean`

***

```lua
Noir.Classes.Widget:Remove()
```

Removes this widget from the UIService and from the game.