function ret_ax = cla(varargin)

%CLA Clear current axes.

%   CLA deletes all children of the current axes with visible handles and resets

%   the current axes ColorOrder and LineStyleOrder.

%

%   CLA RESET deletes all objects (including ones with hidden handles)

%   and also resets all axes properties, except Position and Units, to

%   their default values.

%

%   CLA(AX) or CLA(AX,'reset') clears the single axes with handle AX.

%

%   See also CLF, RESET, HOLD.

%   CLA(..., HSAVE) deletes all children except those specified in

%   HSAVE.

%   Copyright 1984-2018 The MathWorks, Inc.

% Check for an Axes handle.

% 'isgraphics' will catch numeric graphics handles, but will not catch

% deleted graphics handles, so we need to check for both separately.

if nargin > 0 

    [varargin{:}] = convertStringsToChars(varargin{:}); 

end 

if nargin > 0 && (... 

        (isscalar(varargin{1}) && ... 

        (isgraphics(varargin{1},'axes') || isgraphics(varargin{1},'polaraxes'))) ... 

        || isa(varargin{1},'matlab.graphics.axis.AbstractAxes'))

    % If first argument is an axes handle

    ax = varargin{1}; 

    extra = varargin(2:end); 

else

    % Default target is current axes

    ax = gca;

    extra = varargin;

end 

% Check to make sure we have a valid scalar axes handle.

% Empty array of axes handles is a no-op.

% Vector of axes or deleted axes is an error.

if isa(ax,'matlab.graphics.chart.Chart') 

    error(message('MATLAB:Chart:UnsupportedConvenienceFunction', 'cla', ax.Type));

elseif isa(ax, 'matlab.ui.control.UIAxes') 

    cla(ax, extra{:});

elseif isscalar(ax) && isgraphics(ax)  

    % Call claNotify to trigger cla related evants.

    claNotify(ax,extra{:}); 

    % Call clo on the axes

    clo(ax, extra{:}); 

elseif ~isempty(ax)

    error(message('MATLAB:cla:InvalidAxesHandle'));

end 

% Return the axes handle if requested

if (nargout ~= 0) 

    ret_ax = ax;

end