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# std::basic_string::clear

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< cpp‎ | string‎ | basic string

void clear(); |  |

Removes all characters from the string. The allocated memory will not be released, effectively leaving the capacity of the string unchanged. The past-the-end iterators are not invalidated.

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

(none)

### [edit] Exceptions

(none) | (until C++11)
`noexcept` specification: noexcept | (since C++11)

### [edit] Complexity

Linear in the size of the string.

### [edit] See also

erase | removes characters (public member function) [edit]

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