# canvasGroup

Field in [LineView](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview.md)

## Summary

The canvas group that contains the UI elements used by this Line View.

```csharp
public CanvasGroup canvasGroup;
```

## Remarks

If [useFadeEffect](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview/yarn.unity.lineview.usefadeeffect.md) is true, then the alpha value of this `UnityEngine.CanvasGroup` will be animated during line presentation and dismissal.

## See Also

* [LineView.useFadeEffect](/2.5/api/csharp/yarn.unity/yarn.unity.lineview/yarn.unity.lineview.usefadeeffect.md): Controls whether the line view should fade in when lines appear, and fade out when lines disappear.


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