Handle

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delete

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delete handle objects.

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Syntax

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delete(h)

Input argument

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h

a handle object: scalar or matrix.

Description

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delete(h) removes from memory the handle objects referenced by h.

When deleted, any references to the objects in h become invalid.

To remove the handle variables, use the clear function.

See clear function about how to force delete with clear function.

Example

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f = figure();
ax = gca();
img = image();
hold on
P = plot(magic(5));
children1 = ax.Children;
delete(img);
size(children1)
children2 = ax.Children;
size(children2)

See also

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clear.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET