def METHOD_NAME(self):
    r"""Determines whether the element should be shown, based on the show-
    if statement.
    Returns
    -------
    bool
        A bool indicating whether the element should be shown.
    """
    self.experiment.python_workspace[u'self'] = self.sketchpad
    bytecode = self.experiment.syntax.compile_cond(
        self.properties[u'show_if'])
    try:
        return self.experiment.python_workspace._eval(bytecode)
    except Exception as e:
        raise ConditionalExpressionError(
            'Error while evaluating show-if expression')