MATLAB Function Reference Volume 1: A - E - Bad Request

clear (serial)
2clear (serial)
Purpose Remove a serial port object from the MATLAB workspace
Syntax clear obj
Arguments
Description clear obj removes obj from the MATLAB workspace.
Remarks If obj is connected to the device and it is cleared from the workspace, then obj
remains connected to the device. You can restore obj to the workspace with the
instrfind function. A serial port object connected to the device has a Status
property value of open.
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obj A serial port object or an array of serial port objects.
To disconnect obj from the device, use the fclose function. To remove obj from
memory, use the delete function. You should remove invalid serial port objects
from the workspace with clear.
If you use the help command to display help for clear, then you need to supply
the pathname shown below.
help serial/private/clear
Example This example creates the serial port object s, copies s to a new variable scopy,
and clears s from the MATLAB workspace. s is then restored to the workspace
with instrfind and is shown to be identical to scopy.
s = serial('COM1');
scopy = s;
clear s
s = instrfind;
isequal(scopy,s)
ans =
1
See Also Functions
delete, fclose, instrfind, isvalid
Properties
Status