Easel.js stage.clear() not working

Question

Pretty simple concept but it doesn't seem to be working. Here is my code:

stage.clear();
stage.update();

Simple stuff -- nothing happens. The docs aren't helping.

Answer 1

This ended up working for me:

stage.removeAllChildren();
stage.update();

Answer 2

if you have just one child of shape on that stage and dont want use removeallchildren, you can do this:

myshape.graphics.clear();
stage.update();

if more than one, then loop its children.