# StructClear

Clear all items from struct

## Method Signature

```
StructClear(structure=[modifiableStruct])
```

### Arguments

| Argument    | Type               | Required | Description          | Default |
| ----------- | ------------------ | -------- | -------------------- | ------- |
| `structure` | `modifiableStruct` | `true`   | The struct to clear. |         |

## Examples

### Script Syntax

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrKMpPy8xJVbBVqFbg4vRz9HVVsFJQ8srPyFPS4eL09AsOCQr1dfULAYmml2aWJBaBxP2dnUMDHEM8%2Ff1A4sWZeempRUpctdZcxSVFpcklzjmpiUUaCgVQszWtucqLMktS%2FUtLCkpLNBS8gv39glOLMhNzMqtSkZSBFAIA3vYrvA%3D%3D)

```java
profile = { 
	NAME : "John",
	INSTRUMENT : "guitar",
	OCCUPATION : "singer"
};
structClear( profile );
writeOutput( JSONSerialize( profile ) );

```

Result: An empty struct

### Tag Syntax

```java
<bx:set profile = { 
	NAME : "John",
	INSTRUMENT : "guitar",
	OCCUPATION : "singer"
	} >
<bx:set structClear( profile ) >
<bx:dump var="#profile#"/>
```

Result: An empty struct

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxljs0KwjAQhM%2FNUww5tRDoXelBIognhR48ryVqMD8lTRUR311NezB4Wr7ZnZklpy2ZAQ2eYIXcHbAAt95zwYr9dvMlr92Vs9eS1TXai7%2BjG0NQLoImL1uPti9h6KhMw2W%2B5AI3Cs1MqFKKNIoChhjGLrJpJKlEfpfaZknAfUDZPj7ywtVsoVNUAR0Zo90Z7U9q9f%2FEG64LUEQ%3D)

```java
animals = { 
	COW : "moo",
	PIG : "oink"
};
// Show current animals
Dump( label="Current animals", var=animals );
// Clear struct
structClear( animals );
// Show animals, now empty
Dump( label="Animals after calling StructClear()", var=animals );

```

## Related

* [StructAppend](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structappend)
* [StructCopy](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structcopy)
* [StructDelete](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structdelete)
* [StructEach](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structeach)
* [StructEquals](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structequals)
* [StructEvery](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structevery)
* [StructFilter](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structfilter)
* [StructFind](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structfind)
* [StructFindKey](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structfindkey)
* [StructFindValue](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structfindvalue)
* [StructGet](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structget)
* [StructGetMetadata](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structgetmetadata)
* [StructInsert](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structinsert)
* [StructIsCaseSensitive](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structiscasesensitive)
* [StructIsOrdered](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structisordered)
* [StructKeyArray](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structkeyarray)
* [StructKeyExists](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structkeyexists)
* [StructKeyList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structkeylist)
* [StructKeyTranslate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structkeytranslate)
* [StructMap](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structmap)
* [StructNew](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structnew)
* [StructNone](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structnone)
* [StructReduce](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structreduce)
* [StructSome](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structsome)
* [StructSort](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structsort)
* [StructToQueryString](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structtoquerystring)
* [StructToSorted](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structtosorted)
* [StructUpdate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structupdate)
* [StructValueArray](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/struct/structvaluearray)