User`s guide

delete

Purpose Remove image acquisition object from memory

Syntax delete(obj)

Description delete(obj) removes obj, an image acquisition object or array of

image acquisition objects, from memory. Use

delete to free m emory at

the end of an image acquisition session.

obj is an array of image acquisition objects and one of the objects

cannot be deleted, the

delete function deletes the objects that can be

deleted and returns a warning.

When

obj is deleted, it becomes invalid and cannot be reused. U se

the

clear command to remove invalid image acquisition objects from

the MATLAB workspace.

If multiple references to an image acquisition object exist in the

workspace, deleting the image acquisition object invalidates the

remainin g references. Use the

clear command t o delete the remaining

references to the object from the workspace.

If the image acquisition object

obj is running or being previewed, the

delete function stops the object and closes the preview window before

deleting it.

Examples vid = videoinput('win video', 1);

preview(vid);

delete(vid);

See Also imaqfind, isvalid, vid eoin put

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