io - How do you "empty" a StringWriter in Java?

Question

What is the correct way to "empty" a StringWriter in Java so that I can reuse the StringWriter without having to create a new one? Neither StringWriter.flush() nor StringWriter.close() seem to have the desired effect.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3738095/how-do-you-empty-a-stringwriter-in-java

Answer 1

How about calling getBuffer().setLength(0)?