public void clear(){
  currentOutput="";
  accruedInput.setLength(0);
  accruedInputWithoutFormatting.setLength(0);
  formattingTemplate.setLength(0);
  lastMatchPosition=0;
  currentFormattingPattern="";
  prefixBeforeNationalNumber.setLength(0);
  extractedNationalPrefix="";
  nationalNumber.setLength(0);
  ableToFormat=true;
  inputHasFormatting=false;
  positionToRemember=0;
  originalPosition=0;
  isCompleteNumber=false;
  isExpectingCountryCallingCode=false;
  possibleFormats.clear();
  shouldAddSpaceAfterNationalPrefix=false;
  if (!currentMetadata.equals(defaultMetadata)) {
    currentMetadata=getMetadataForRegion(defaultCountry);
  }
}

public void clear ( ) { currentOutput = "" ; accruedInput . setLength ( 0 ) ; accruedInputWithoutFormatting . setLength ( 0 ) ; formattingTemplate . setLength ( 0 ) ; lastMatchPosition = 0 ; currentFormattingPattern = "" ; prefixBeforeNationalNumber . setLength ( 0 ) ; extractedNationalPrefix = "" ; nationalNumber . setLength ( 0 ) ; ableToFormat = true ; inputHasFormatting = false ; positionToRemember = 0 ; originalPosition = 0 ; isCompleteNumber = false ; isExpectingCountryCallingCode = false ; possibleFormats . clear ( ) ; shouldAddSpaceAfterNationalPrefix = false ; if ( ! currentMetadata . equals ( defaultMetadata ) ) { currentMetadata = getMetadataForRegion ( defaultCountry ) ; } }
clears the internal state of the formatter , so it can be reused .
