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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} newplot ()
## Prepare graphics engine to produce a new plot.  This function should
## be called at the beginning of all high-level plotting functions.
## @end deftypefn

function newplot ()

  if (nargin == 0)
    __next_line_color__ (true);
    cf = gcf ();
    fnp = get (cf, "nextplot");
    switch (fnp)
      ## FIXME -- probably we should do more than validate the nextplot
      ## property value...
      case "new"
      case "add"
      case "replacechildren"
      case "replace"
      otherwise
	error ("newplot: unrecognized nextplot property for current figure");
    endswitch
    ca = gca ();
    anp = get (ca, "nextplot");
    switch (anp)
      case "add"
      case "replacechildren"
      case "replace"
	__go_axes_init__ (ca, "replace");
	__request_drawnow__ ();
      otherwise
	error ("newplot: unrecognized nextplot property for current axes");
    endswitch
  else
    print_usage ();
  endif

endfunction