deleteUI

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Synopsis

deleteUI [-collection] [-control] [-editor] [-layout] [-menu] [-menuItem] [-panel] [-panelConfig] [-radioMenuItemCollection] [-toolContext] [-uiTemplate] [-window] string [string...]

deleteUI is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

NOTE: it is recommended that the type flags be used to disambiguate different kinds of objects with the same name.

Return value

None

Flags

Long name (short name)	Argument types	Properties
-collection(-cl)
Object names for deletion are all radio or tool collections.
-control(-ctl)
Object names for deletion are all controls.
-editor(-ed)
Object names for deletion are all editors.
-layout(-lay)
Object names for deletion are all layouts.
-menu(-m)
Object names for deletion are all menus.
-menuItem(-mi)
Object names for deletion are all menu items.
-panel(-pnl)
Object names for deletion are all panels.
-panelConfig(-pc)
Object names for deletion are panel configurations.
-radioMenuItemCollection(-ric)
Object names for deletion are all radio menu item collections.
-toolContext(-tc)
Object names for deletion are all tool contexts.
-uiTemplate(-uit)
Object names for deletion are all UI templates.
-window(-wnd)
Object names for deletion are all windows.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command	Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command	Flag can be used more than once in a command.

MEL examples

//    Example 1.
//
//    Create a simple window and then delete it and all of its children
//    with one 'deleteUI -window' command.
//
string $window = `window`;
paneLayout;
button;
showWindow $window;

deleteUI -window $window;

//    Example 2.
//
//    Create a window with a number of buttons and delete a few of the
//    buttons with the 'deleteUI -control' command.
//
string $window = `window`;
columnLayout;
string $b1, $b2, $b3;
button; button; button;
$b1 = `button`;
$b2 = `button`;
$b3 = `button`;
showWindow $window;

deleteUI -control $b1 $b2 $b3;