How to reset a Dictionary

Question

If I declared a dictionary like this:

private static Dictionary<string, object> aDict = new Dictionary<string, object>(); 

And now I want to use it at another place. How do I reset it?

aDict = new Dictionary<string, object>(); // like this?  aDict = null; // or like this? 

or other reset styles?

Answer 1

You can simply use the Clear method, it will remove all keys and values, then you can reuse it without having to create new instances:

aDict.Clear(); 

Answer 2

Try this

aDict.Clear();