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HashAlgorithm.Clear Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Releases all resources used by the HashAlgorithm class.

Namespace: System.Security.Cryptography
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public void Clear()

Remarks

This method is a simple call to the IDisposable.Dispose method.

Calling Dispose allows the resources used by the HashAlgorithm class to be reallocated for other purposes. For more information about Dispose, see Cleaning Up Unmanaged Resources.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

HashAlgorithm Class

System.Security.Cryptography Namespace

Other Resources

Cryptographic Services

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