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javascript instance method

Set.prototype.clear()

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The clear() method of Set instances removes all elements from this set.

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const set = new Set();
set.add(1);
set.add("foo");

console.log(set.size);
// Expected output: 2

set.clear();

console.log(set.size);
// Expected output: 0

Syntax

clear()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Using the clear() method

const mySet = new Set();
mySet.add(1);
mySet.add("foo");

console.log(mySet.size); // 2
console.log(mySet.has("foo")); // true

mySet.clear();

console.log(mySet.size); // 0
console.log(mySet.has("foo")); // false

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also