protected boolean clear(){
  super.removeAttributes();
  ownerMessage.addEvent(Type.CLIENT_CLEAR_DATA,name,null);
  notifyModified();
  changeStats.incrementAndGet();
  return true;
}

protected boolean clear ( ) { super . removeAttributes ( ) ; ownerMessage . addEvent ( Type . CLIENT_CLEAR_DATA , name , null ) ; notifyModified ( ) ; changeStats . incrementAndGet ( ) ; return true ; }
deletes all the attributes and sends a clear event to all listeners . the persistent data object is also removed from a persistent shared object .
