handle.delete - Delete handle object - MATLAB (original) (raw)
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Class: handle
Description
delete([H](#bultbx%5F-1-h)) deletes the handle object. After calling delete, H is an invalid object (the object is destroyed). If H is an array of handle objects, then MATLAB® calls the delete method on each object in the array.
Subclasses of the handle class can implement a method named delete to perform cleanup tasks just before destroying objects of the class. MATLAB calls the delete method of any handle object automatically when the object is destroyed. The subclass delete method must meet certain criteria to be called by MATLAB during object destruction. For information on implementing a delete method for a subclass of handle, see Handle Class Destructor.
Input Arguments
Handle object to delete, specified as the handle variable.