VSC - An example of how to control visibility of a view container's views in a VSC Extension

vsc-extension-use-view-when-condition.js

// Update the value used by a view's "when" condition
// Can't use in getChildren()
vscode.commands.executeCommand('setContext', someContextVar, isVisibleBoolean);


// Package.json

/*
...
"views": {
  "viewsContainerId": [
    {
      "id": "some-view",
      "name": "A view",
      "when": "someContextVar"
    },
},
...
*/