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Synopsis

deleteUI( string [string...] , [collection=boolean], [control=boolean], [editor=boolean], [layout=boolean], [menu=boolean], [menuItem=boolean], [panel=boolean], [panelConfig=boolean], [radioMenuItemCollection=boolean], [toolContext=boolean], [uiTemplate=boolean], [window=boolean])

Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.

deleteUI is undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.

This command deletes UI objects such as windows and controls. Deleting a layout or window will also delete all of its children. If a flag is used then all objects being deleted must be of the specified type. This command may not be edited or queried. NOTE: it is recommended that the type flags be used to disambiguate different kinds of objects with the same name.

Return value

None

Flags

collection, control, editor, layout, menu, menuItem, panel, panelConfig, radioMenuItemCollection, toolContext, uiTemplate, window
Long name (short name) Argument types Properties
window(wnd) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all windows.
layout(lay) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all layouts.
control(ctl) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all controls.
menu(m) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all menus.
menuItem(mi) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all menu items.
collection(cl) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all radio or tool collections.
uiTemplate(uit) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all UI templates.
radioMenuItemCollection( ric) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all radio menu item collections.
panel(pnl) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all panels.
editor(ed) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all editors.
toolContext(tc) boolean create
Object names for deletion are all tool contexts.
panelConfig(pc) boolean create
Object names for deletion are panel configurations.

Flag can appear in Create mode of command Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
Flag can appear in Query mode of command Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.

Python examples

import maya.cmds as cmds

#    Example 1.
#
#    Create a simple window and then delete it and all of its children
#    with one 'deleteUI -window' command.
#
window = cmds.window()
cmds.paneLayout()
cmds.button()
cmds.showWindow( window )

cmds.deleteUI( window, window=True )

#    Example 2.
#
#    Create a window with a number of buttons and delete a few of the
#    buttons with the 'deleteUI -control' command.
#
window = cmds.window()
cmds.columnLayout()
cmds.button()
cmds.button()
cmds.button()
b1 = cmds.button()
b2 = cmds.button()
b3 = cmds.button()
cmds.showWindow( window )

cmds.deleteUI( b1, b2, b3, control=True )