close

Scilab Function
Last update : 25/04/2007

close - close a figure

### Parameters

- `o` h : integer Handle of the window to close

### Description

This routine close a tksci figure (toplevel window). If a handle is given, the figure corresponding to this handle is closed. Otherwise, the current (active) figure is closed.

### Examples

    h=figure();
    // creates  figure number 1.
    uicontrol( h, 'style','text', ...
     'string','scilab is great', ...
     'position',[50 70 100 100], ...
     'fontsize',15);
    // put a clever text in figure 1
    figure();
    // create figure 2
    uicontrol( 'style','text', ...
     'string','Really great', 'position',[50 70 100 100], 'fontsize',15);
    // put a text in figure 2
    close();
    // close the current graphic window (ie fig. 2)
    close(h);
    // close figure 1

### See Also

`figure` , `gcf` ,

### Author

Bertrand Guiheneuf