Clear Method
.NET Framework Class Library
Dictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>)..::.Clear Method

Removes all keys and values from the Dictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>).

Namespace:  System.Collections.Generic
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub Clear
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Dictionary

instance.Clear()
C#
public void Clear()
Visual C++
public:
virtual void Clear() sealed
JScript
public final function Clear()

Implements

ICollection<(Of <(T>)>)..::.Clear()()()
IDictionary..::.Clear()()()

The Count property is set to 0, and references to other objects from elements of the collection are also released. The capacity remains unchanged.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is the capacity of the dictionary.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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