C# StringBuilder Clear
Description
StringBuilder Clear Removes all characters from the
current StringBuilder instance.
Syntax
StringBuilder.Clear has the following syntax.
public StringBuilder Clear()
Returns
StringBuilder.Clear method returns An object whose Length is 0 (zero).
Example
The following example instantiates a StringBuilder object with a string, calls the Clear method, and then appends a new string.
using System;// w ww. ja va2s .c om
using System.Text;
public class Class1
{
public static void Main()
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("This is a string.");
Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1} characters)", sb.ToString(), sb.Length);
sb.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1} characters)", sb.ToString(), sb.Length);
sb.Append("This is a second string.");
Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1} characters)", sb.ToString(), sb.Length);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
