https://wiki.returnofreckoning.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=API%3ARemoveMapInstanceAPI:RemoveMapInstance - Revision history2026-10-18T10:53:29ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.11https://wiki.returnofreckoning.com/index.php?title=API:RemoveMapInstance&diff=30664&oldid=prevMaintenance script: UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)2026-10-16T19:48:08Z<p>UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{LuaApi|group=MapDisplay}}<br />
Releases the map data the client keeps for a map display window.<br />
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RemoveMapInstance(windowName)<br />
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== Arguments ==<br />
;windowName : <code>string</code> – Name of the map display window.<br />
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== Returns ==<br />
Nothing.<br />
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== Details ==<br />
* The client keeps a map instance for each map display window that has been set up. This function looks up the instance registered under <code>windowName</code>, releases it, and removes the entry.<br />
* If no instance is registered under that name, nothing happens and no error is raised.<br />
* The window itself is not destroyed or hidden.<br />
* Nothing happens if the map system does not exist yet.<br />
* Exactly one argument must be passed.<br />
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== Errors ==<br />
None besides the generic ''Invalid Parameters'' message when the argument is missing or not a string.<br />
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== Example ==<br />
Windows with a map display remove it in their shutdown handler, from <code>default/ea_overheadmapwindow/source/overheadmapwindow.lua</code>:<br />
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-- OnShutdown Handler<br />
function EA_Window_OverheadMap.Shutdown()<br />
RemoveMapInstance( "EA_Window_OverheadMapMapDisplay" )<br />
end<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[API:DoesWindowExist|DoesWindowExist]]</div>Maintenance script