Clear Statement

Clear Statement:

The Clear statement resets a variable to Empty or an object reference to Nothing.

Syntax:

Clear variable

Example Usage:

<%
Dim mystring, objCn

 ' clear a string and set it to empty or uninitialized...
mystring = "some string"
Clear mystring
 ' equivalent to the statement: mystring = Empty

 ' set an object reference to Nothing, freeing it from memory...
Set objCn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Clear objCn
 ' equivalent to the statement: Set objCn = Nothing
%>

ASP Source Code:

<%
Private Sub Clear(byRef string)
	If IsObject(string) Then 
		Set string = Nothing
	Else
		string = Empty
	End If
End Sub
%>