exceljs · Siemienik · Feb 18, 2019 · Jan 18, 2019 · Jan 18, 2019 · Jan 18, 2019
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ var worksheet = workbook.getWorksheet(1);
 
 ```javascript
 // make worksheet visible
-worksheet.state = 'show';
 worksheet.state = 'visible';
 
 // make worksheet hidden

diff --git a/lib/doc/workbook.js b/lib/doc/workbook.js
@@ -193,10 +193,12 @@ Workbook.prototype = {
       var id = worksheetModel.id;
       var name = worksheetModel.name;
       var orderNo = value.sheets.findIndex(ws => ws.id === id);
+      var state = worksheetModel.state;
       var worksheet = this._worksheets[id] = new Worksheet({
         id: id,
         name: name,
         orderNo,
+        state,
         workbook: this
       });
 

diff --git a/lib/doc/worksheet.js b/lib/doc/worksheet.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var Worksheet = module.exports = function(options) {
   this.name = options.name || 'Sheet' + this.id;
 
   // add a state
-  this.state = options.state || 'show';
+  this.state = options.state || 'visible';
 
   // rows allows access organised by row. Sparse array of arrays indexed by row-1, col
   // Note: _rows is zero based. Must subtract 1 to go from cell.row to index

diff --git a/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js b/lib/stream/xlsx/worksheet-writer.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var WorksheetWriter = module.exports = function(options) {
   this.name = options.name || 'Sheet' + this.id;
 
   // add a state
-  this.state = options.state || 'show';
+  this.state = options.state || 'visible';
 
   // rows are stored here while they need to be worked on.
   // when they are committed, they will be deleted.

diff --git a/spec/integration/data/test-pr-728.xlsx b/spec/integration/data/test-pr-728.xlsx
diff --git a/spec/integration/pr/test-pr-728.spec.js b/spec/integration/pr/test-pr-728.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var chai = require('chai');
+
+var verquire = require('../../utils/verquire');
+
+var Excel = verquire('excel');
+
+var expect = chai.expect;
+
+describe('github issues', function() {
+    it('pull request 728 - Read worksheet hidden state', function() {
+        var wb = new Excel.Workbook();
+        return wb.xlsx.readFile('./spec/integration/data/test-pr-728.xlsx')
+            .then(function() {
+                var expected = {1: 'visible', 2: 'hidden', 3: 'visible'};
+                wb.eachSheet(function(ws, sheetId) {
+                    expect(ws.state).to.equal(expected[sheetId]);
+                });
+            });
+    });
+});