clf - Clear current figure window
GUI Alternatives
Use Clear Figure from the figure
window's File menu to clear the contents
of a figure. You can also create a desktop shortcut to clear the current figure with one mouse click. See Running Frequently Used Statement Groups with MATLAB Shortcuts in the MATLAB Desktop Environment documentation.
Syntax
clf('reset')
clf(fig)
clf(fig,'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.
clf(fig) or clf(fig,'reset') clears the single figure with handle fig.
figure_handle = clf(...) returns the handle of the figure. This is useful when the figure IntegerHandle property is off because 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 (serial) | | clipboard |  |
Includes the most popular MATLAB recorded presentations with Q&A sessions led by MATLAB experts.
Get the Interactive Kit
Store 
