clmo

Clear graphics objects from axesm-based map

Syntax

clmo

clmo(obj)

clmo(objType)

clmo opens a dialog box that enables you to interactively select objects to clear from the current axes.

clmo(obj) clears the specified objects.

clmo(objType) clear objects of the specified type.

Load a MAT file containing the coordinates of global coastlines into the workspace. Create a world map and then plot the coastline data.

load coastlines
figure
worldmap("world")
p = plotm(coastlat,coastlon);

Figure contains an axes object. The hidden axes object contains 18 objects of type patch, line, text.

Clear the plot from the current axes.

clmo(p)

Figure contains an axes object. The hidden axes object contains 17 objects of type patch, line, text.

Objects to clear, specified as an array of graphics objects.

Type of graphics object to clear, specified as one of these options.

Option	Description
`"all"`	All children
`"clabel"`	Contour labels
`"contour"`	`hggroup` containing contours
`"fillcontour"`	`hggroup` containing filled contours
`"frame"`	Map frame
`"grid"`	Map grid lines
`"hggroup"`	All `hggroup` objects
`"hidden"`	Hidden objects
`"image"`	Untagged image objects
`"light"`	Untagged light objects
`"line"`	Untagged line objects
`"map"`	All objects on the map, excluding the frame and grid
`"meridian"`	Longitude grid lines
`"mlabel"`	Longitude labels
`"parallel"`	Latitude grid lines
`"plabel"`	Latitude labels
`"patch"`	Untagged patch objects
`"scaleruler"`	Scale rulers
`"surface"`	Untagged surface objects
`"text"`	Untagged text objects
`"tissot"`	Tissot indicatrices
`"visible"`	Visible objects

Data Types: char | string

Introduced before R2006a