matlab.apputil.uninstall

Uninstall app

Syntax

matlab.apputil.uninstall(appid)

Description

matlab.apputil.uninstall(appid) removes the app specified by the unique identifier, appid. MATLAB^® removes all files corresponding to the app and removes the app from the app gallery.

Examples

Uninstall App

Assume you previously installed two apps, setslider and simplegui. Get the IDs of all installed apps, and then use the ID for simplegui to uninstall it.

View the IDs of all apps

matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo

ID                      Name
-------------------     ----------------
setsliderAPP            setslider
simpleguiAPP            simplegui

Uninstall the simplegui app.

matlab.apputil.uninstall('simpleguiAPP')

Confirm the app was removed, by running matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo again.

matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo

ID                      Name
-------------------     ----------------
setsliderAPP            setslider

Input Arguments

appid — ID of app

character vector | string scalar

ID of app to be uninstalled, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Example: 'DataExplorationAPP'

Example: "DataExplorationAPP"

Tips

• To determine the app ID of an installed app, preserve the value returned when you install the app programmatically with matlab.apputil.install, or use matlab.apputil.getInstalledAppInfo.

Version History

Introduced in R2012b