public void clearAttributeSpecs(){
  if (m_attributeSpecs == null) {
    m_attributeSpecs=new ArrayList<AttributeSpec>();
  }
  m_attributeSpecs.clear();
}

public void clearAttributeSpecs ( ) { if ( m_attributeSpecs == null ) { m_attributeSpecs = new ArrayList < AttributeSpec > ( ) ; } m_attributeSpecs . clear ( ) ; }
clear the list of attribute specifications
