SecureString.Clear Method

// This example demonstrates the AppendChar, 
// InsertAt, RemoveAt, SetAt, and Clear methods.

using System;
using System.Security;

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
    string msg1 = "   SecureString = {0}\n   Length = {1}\n";
    string msg2 = "This example demonstrates the effect of the AppendChar, InsertAt,\n" +
                  "RemoveAt, SetAt, and Clear methods on the value of a SecureString\n" +
                  "object. This example simulates the value of the object because the\n" +
                  "actual value is encrypted.\n";
    SecureString ss = new SecureString();
/* 
  This sample modifies the contents of a SecureString, ss, in
  several steps. After each step, the length and simulated value of ss 
  are displayed. The actual value of ss is encrypted.
*/
    Console.WriteLine(msg2);

    Console.WriteLine("1) The initial value of the SecureString object:");
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"\"", ss.Length);

    Console.WriteLine("2) AppendChar: Append 'a' to the value:");
    ss.AppendChar('a');
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"a\"", ss.Length);

    Console.WriteLine("3) AppendChar: Append 'X' to the value:");
    ss.AppendChar('X');
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"aX\"", ss.Length);

    Console.WriteLine("4) AppendChar: Append 'c' to the value:");
    ss.AppendChar('c');
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"aXc\"", ss.Length);

    Console.WriteLine("5) InsertAt: Insert 'd' at the end of the value (equivalent\n" +
                      "     to AppendChar):");
    ss.InsertAt(ss.Length, 'd');
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"aXcd\"", ss.Length);

    Console.WriteLine("6) RemoveAt: Remove the last character ('d') from the value:");
    ss.RemoveAt(3);
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"aXc\"", ss.Length);

    Console.WriteLine("7) SetAt: Set the second character ('X') of the value to 'b':");
    ss.SetAt(1, 'b');
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"abc\"", ss.Length);

    Console.WriteLine("8) Clear: Delete the value of the SecureString object:");
    ss.Clear();
    Console.WriteLine(msg1, "\"\"", ss.Length);
    }
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:

This example demonstrates the effect of the AppendChar, InsertAt,
RemoveAt, SetAt, and Clear methods on the value of a SecureString
object. This example simulates the value of the object because the
actual value is encrypted.

1) The initial value of the SecureString object:
   SecureString = ""
   Length = 0

2) AppendChar: Append 'a' to the value:
   SecureString = "a"
   Length = 1

3) AppendChar: Append 'X' to the value:
   SecureString = "aX"
   Length = 2

4) AppendChar: Append 'c' to the value:
   SecureString = "aXc"
   Length = 3

5) InsertAt: Insert 'd' at the end of the value (equivalent
     to AppendChar):
   SecureString = "aXcd"
   Length = 4

6) RemoveAt: Remove the last character ('d') from the value:
   SecureString = "aXc"
   Length = 3

7) SetAt: Set the second character ('X') of the value to 'b':
   SecureString = "abc"
   Length = 3

8) Clear: Delete the value of the SecureString object:
   SecureString = ""
   Length = 0
*/