## Copyright (C) 2008-2012 Ben Abbott
##
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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {Command} {} cla
## @deftypefnx {Command} {} cla reset
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} cla (@var{hax})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} cla (@var{hax}, "reset")
## Clear the current axes.
##
## @code{cla} operates by deleting child graphic objects with visible
## handles (HandleVisibility = @qcode{"on"}).
##
## If the optional argument @qcode{"reset"} is specified, delete all child
## objects including those with hidden handles and reset all axis properties
## to their defaults.  However, the following properties are not reset:
## Position, Units.
##
## If the first argument @var{hax} is an axes handle, then operate on
## this axis rather than the current axes returned by @code{gca}.
## @seealso{clf}
## @end deftypefn

## Author: Ben Abbott <bpabbott@mac.com>
## Created: 2008-10-03

function cla (varargin)

  if (nargin > 2)
    print_usage ();
  elseif (nargin == 0)
    hax = gca;
    do_reset = false;
  elseif (nargin == 1)
    if (isscalar (varargin{1}) && isaxes (varargin{1}))
      hax = varargin{1};
      do_reset = false;
    elseif (ischar (varargin{1}) && strcmpi (varargin{1}, "reset"))
      hax = gca;
      do_reset = true;
    else
      print_usage ();
    endif
  else
    if (isscalar (varargin{1}) && isaxes (varargin{1})
        && ischar (varargin{2}) && strcmpi (varargin{2}, "reset"))
      hax = varargin{1};
      do_reset = true;
    else
      print_usage ();
    endif
  endif

  if (! do_reset)
    delete (get (hax, "children"));
  else
    __go_axes_init__ (hax, "replace");
    __request_drawnow__ ();
  endif

endfunction


%!test
%! hf = figure ("visible", "off");
%! unwind_protect
%!   plot (1:10);
%!   assert (! isempty (get (gca, "children")));
%!   cla ();
%!   assert (isempty (get (gca, "children")));
%! unwind_protect_cleanup
%!   close (hf);
%! end_unwind_protect

%!test
%! hf = figure ("visible", "off");
%! unwind_protect
%!   hax = gca;
%!   plot (hax, 1:10);
%!   set (hax, "interpreter", "tex");
%!   cla (hax);
%!   kids = get (hax, "children");
%!   assert (numel (kids), 0);
%!   assert (get (hax, "interpreter"), "tex");
%!   plot (hax, 1:10);
%!   cla (hax, "reset");
%!   kids = get (hax, "children");
%!   assert (numel (kids), 0);
%!   assert (get (hax, "interpreter"), "none");
%! unwind_protect_cleanup
%!   close (hf);
%! end_unwind_protect

