2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/rtl/string.hxx b/include/rtl/string.hxx
index 9a163867c931..21cca1083914 100644
--- a/include/rtl/string.hxx
+++ b/include/rtl/string.hxx
@@ -316,6 +316,16 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 #endif
+
+    /**
+      Clears the string, i.e, makes a zero-character string
+      @since LibreOffice 4.4
+    */
+    void clear()
+    {
+        rtl_string_new( &pData );
+    }
+
     /**
       Returns the length of this string.
 
diff --git a/include/rtl/ustring.hxx b/include/rtl/ustring.hxx
index 9815f9fe277e..b9a868b314a0 100644
--- a/include/rtl/ustring.hxx
+++ b/include/rtl/ustring.hxx
@@ -376,6 +376,15 @@ public:
 #endif
 
     /**
+      Clears the string, i.e, makes a zero-character string
+      @since LibreOffice 4.4
+    */
+    void clear()
+    {
+        rtl_uString_new( &pData );
+    }
+
+    /**
       Returns the length of this string.
 
       The length is equal to the number of Unicode characters in this string.