public static void clearRecentFiles(){
  String str=ProgramProperties.get(RECENTFILES,"");
  if (str.length() != 0) {
    ProgramProperties.put(RECENTFILES,"");
    notifyListChange(RECENTFILES);
  }
}

public static void clearRecentFiles ( ) { String str = ProgramProperties . get ( RECENTFILES , "" ) ; if ( str . length ( ) != 0 ) { ProgramProperties . put ( RECENTFILES , "" ) ; notifyListChange ( RECENTFILES ) ; } }
clears the list of recent files
