Delete Graph Object in MATLAB Figure
Aug. 03, 2024 • Updated Aug. 03, 2024
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clc, clear, close all
rng("default")
data = rand(10,3);
fig = figure;
ax = axes;
p = plot(data,"LineWidth",1.5);
legend("data1","data2","data3")
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% ...
% Delete the second line
delete(p(2))
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% ...
% Delete the first line of remaining two lines
delete(ax.Children(2))
NOTE that, although we can get graph handles by above two methods, they are stored in different orders: the former is sequential, whereas the latter reversed. We can check this point after executing above code snippet.
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>> p
p =
3×1 Line array:
Line (data1)
Line (data2)
Line (data3)
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>> ax.Children
ans =
3×1 Line array:
Line (data3)
Line (data2)
Line (data1)
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