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.NET Framework Class Library
StringDictionary..::.Clear Method

Removes all entries from the StringDictionary.

Namespace: System.Collections.Specialized
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Sub Clear
public virtual void Clear()
public:
virtual void Clear()
abstract Clear : unit -> unit 
override Clear : unit -> unit 
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The StringDictionary is read-only.

Remarks

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to add and remove elements from a StringDictionary.


Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Specialized

Public Class SamplesStringDictionary   

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
      Dim myCol As New StringDictionary()
      myCol.Add("red", "rojo")
      myCol.Add("green", "verde")
      myCol.Add("blue", "azul")

      ' Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
      Console.WriteLine("Initial contents of the StringDictionary:")
      PrintKeysAndValues(myCol)

      ' Deletes an element.
      myCol.Remove("green")
      Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the following elements after removing ""green"":")
      PrintKeysAndValues(myCol)

      ' Clears the entire collection.
      myCol.Clear()
      Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:")
      PrintKeysAndValues(myCol)

   End Sub 'Main

   Public Shared Sub PrintKeysAndValues(myCol As StringDictionary)
      Dim de As DictionaryEntry

      Console.WriteLine("   KEY        VALUE")
      For Each de In  myCol
         Console.WriteLine("   {0,-10} {1}", de.Key, de.Value)
      Next de
      Console.WriteLine()

   End Sub 'PrintKeysAndValues

End Class 'SamplesStringDictionary 


'This code produces the following output.
'
'Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
'   KEY        VALUE
'   green      verde
'   red        rojo
'   blue       azul
'
'The collection contains the following elements after removing "green":
'   KEY        VALUE
'   red        rojo
'   blue       azul
'
'The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:
'   KEY        VALUE
'



using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;

public class SamplesStringDictionary  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
      StringDictionary myCol = new StringDictionary();
      myCol.Add( "red", "rojo" );
      myCol.Add( "green", "verde" );
      myCol.Add( "blue", "azul" );

      // Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
      Console.WriteLine( "Initial contents of the StringDictionary:" );
      PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );

      // Deletes an element.
      myCol.Remove( "green" );
      Console.WriteLine( "The collection contains the following elements after removing \"green\":" );
      PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );

      // Clears the entire collection.
      myCol.Clear();
      Console.WriteLine( "The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:" );
      PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );

   }

   public static void PrintKeysAndValues( StringDictionary myCol )  {
      Console.WriteLine( "   KEY        VALUE" );
      foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in myCol )
         Console.WriteLine( "   {0,-10} {1}", de.Key, de.Value );
      Console.WriteLine();
   }

}

/*
This code produces the following output.

Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
   KEY        VALUE
   green      verde
   red        rojo
   blue       azul

The collection contains the following elements after removing "green":
   KEY        VALUE
   red        rojo
   blue       azul

The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:
   KEY        VALUE

*/


#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Collections::Specialized;
void PrintKeysAndValues( StringDictionary^ myCol )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "   KEY        VALUE" );
   IEnumerator^ enum0 = myCol->GetEnumerator();
   while ( enum0->MoveNext() )
   {
      DictionaryEntry^ de = safe_cast<DictionaryEntry^>(enum0->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( "   {0,-10} {1}", de->Key, de->Value );
   }

   Console::WriteLine();
}

int main()
{

   // Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
   StringDictionary^ myCol = gcnew StringDictionary;
   myCol->Add( "red", "rojo" );
   myCol->Add( "green", "verde" );
   myCol->Add( "blue", "azul" );

   // Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
   Console::WriteLine( "Initial contents of the StringDictionary:" );
   PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );

   // Deletes an element.
   myCol->Remove( "green" );
   Console::WriteLine( "The collection contains the following elements after removing \"green\":" );
   PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );

   // Clears the entire collection.
   myCol->Clear();
   Console::WriteLine( "The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:" );
   PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
   KEY        VALUE
   green      verde
   red        rojo
   blue       azul

The collection contains the following elements after removing "green":
   KEY        VALUE
   red        rojo
   blue       azul

The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:
   KEY        VALUE

*/

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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