clear!

clear!(X)

X can be a vector, matrix, set, dictionary, or in-memory table.

Clear the contents of X. After execution X still exists. It retains its initial data type and can be appended with new data.

x=1 2 3;
clear!(x);
// output
[]

typestr x;
// output
FAST INT VECTOR

size x;
// output
0

x.append!(1..6);
// output
[1,2,3,4,5,6]

y=set(8 9 4 6);
y.clear!();
// output
set()

x=1..3;
y=4..6;
z=dict(x,y);
z;
// output
3->6
1->4
2->5
z.clear!();

t = table(1 2 3 as id, 1.0 2.0 3.0 as value)
t.clear!()