MATLAB Function Reference

clf

Clear current figure window

Syntax

• clf
  clf('reset')
  figure_handle = clf(...)
  

Description

clf deletes from the current figure all graphics objects whose handles are not hidden (i.e., their HandleVisibility property is set to on).

clf('reset') deletes from the current figure all graphics objects regardless of the setting of their HandleVisibility property and resets all figure properties except Position, Units, PaperPosition, and PaperUnits to their default values.

figure_handle = clf(...) return the handle of the figure. This is useful when the figure IntegerHandle property is off since the noninteger handle becomes invalid when the reset option is used (i.e., IntegerHandle is reset to on, which is the default).

Remarks

The clf command behaves the same way when issued on the command line as it does in callback routines -- it does not recognize the HandleVisibility setting of callback. This means that when issued from within a callback routine, clf deletes only those objects whose HandleVisibility property is set to on.

See Also

cla, clc, hold, reset

Figure Windows for related functions

clear

clipboard

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