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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {Command} {} close
## @deftypefnx {Command} {} close (@var{n})
## @deftypefnx {Command} {} close all
## @deftypefnx {Command} {} close all hidden
## Close figure window(s) by calling the function specified by the
## @code{"closerequestfcn"} property for each figure.  By default, the
## function @code{closereq} is used.
## @seealso{closereq}
## @end deftypefn

## Author: jwe
## 2010-05-02   PBig    allow empty argument

function retval = close (arg1, arg2)

  figs = [];

  if (nargin == 0)
    ## Close current figure.  Don't use gcf because that will open a new
    ## plot window if one doesn't exist.
    figs = get (0, "currentfigure");
    if (! isempty (figs) && figs == 0)
      figs = [];
    endif
  elseif (nargin == 1)
    if (ischar (arg1) && strcmpi (arg1, "all"))
      close_all_figures (false);
    elseif (isfigure (arg1))
      figs = arg1;
    elseif (isempty(arg1))
      figs = [];
    else
      error ("close: expecting argument to be \"all\" or a figure handle");
    endif
  elseif (nargin == 2
          && ischar (arg1) && strcmpi (arg1, "all")
          && ischar (arg2) && strcmpi (arg2, "hidden"))
    close_all_figures (true);
  else
    print_usage ();
  endif

  for h = figs
    __go_execute_callback__ (h, "closerequestfcn");
  endfor

  if (nargout > 0)
    retval = 1;
  endif

endfunction

function close_all_figures (close_hidden_figs)

  while (! isempty (fig = get (0, "currentfigure")))
    ## handlevisibility = get (fig, "handlevisibility")
    ## if (close_hidden_figs || ! strcmpi (handlevisibility, "off"))
    close (fig);
    ## endif
  endwhile

endfunction