function ret_ax = cla(varargin)
%CLA Clear current axis.
%   CLA deletes all children of the current axes with visible handles.
%
%   CLA RESET deletes all objects (including ones with hidden handles)
%   and also resets all axes properties, except Position and Units, to
%   their default values.
%
%   See also CLF, RESET, HOLD.

%   CLA(..., HSAVE) deletes all children except those specified in
%   HSAVE.
%
%   Copyright (c) 1984-98 by The MathWorks, Inc.
%   $Revision: 5.12 $  $Date: 1998/06/29 14:56:08 $

clo(gca, varargin{:});

if (nargout ~= 0)
    ret_ax = gca;
end
