wmremove

(To be removed) Remove overlay on web map

The wmremove function will be removed in a future release. Use a geographic axes object and the delete function instead. For information on updating your code, see Version History.

Syntax

wmremove()

wmremove(h)

Description

wmremove() removes the overlay most recently inserted into the current web map.¹

wmremove(h) removes the overlay or overlays specified by the scalar overlay handle or vector of overlay handles, h.

Examples

Remove Overlay

Display a marker on a web map. Return a handle to the marker overlay in h. Pause for one second, and then remove the marker overlay.

h = wmmarker(42,-73);
pause(1)
wmremove(h)

Input Arguments

h — Web map overlay

scale overlay handle or vector of overlay handles

Web map overlay, specified as a scalar overlay handle or a vector of overlay handles.

Version History

Introduced in R2013b

R2025a: To be removed

Web maps will be removed in a future release, including the wmremove function. Use a geographic axes object and the delete function instead.

Unlike web maps, geographic axes enable you to:

• Display data using additional plot types, including density plots and bubble charts.

• Customize your maps using MATLAB^® graphics functions.

• Build apps using App Designer.

This table shows some typical uses of the wmremove function and how to update your code to use a geographic axes object and the delete function.

To Be Removed	Recommended
Remove the most recently added overlay from the current web map. wmremove	Store the current axes object in gx. Then, find and delete the most recently added graphics object h from the axes object. gx = gca; h = gx.Children(1); delete(h)
Remove the overlay h. wmremove(h)	Delete the graphics object h. delete(h)

For more information about migrating your web maps to geographic axes, see Web Map Migration Strategies.