List Clear

Summary

• Internal name: ListClear
• Category: Collections
• Purpose: Remove all elements from a list variable, resetting it to [].
• Task type: Normal

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Compatibility

• Minimum AndroMate version: 1.1.0

• Maximum AndroMate version: 1.1.0

• Minimum Android: Android 13 (API 33)

• Maximum Android tested: Android 16 (API 36)

• Supported manufacturers:

  • Samsung (One UI 6.x / 7.x / 8.x)
  • Other manufacturers - not supported yet (Xiaomi HyperOS and Google Pixel are being adapted)

• Required permissions:

  • None

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Detailed description

The List Clear task empties a list variable by replacing its content with []. It is semantically equivalent to calling Init List on an existing variable, but expresses a clearing intent rather than an initialization.

Use it to reuse the same list variable across multiple iterations of a loop without re-declaring it in the Start node.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Possible values	Android Compatibility	AndroMate Compatibility	Default
list_variable_input	Variable reference	Yes	Declared variable starting with $, holding a valid list	Android 13 (API 33) -> Android 16 (API 36)	1.1.0 -> 1.1.0	-

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Output parameters

None. The variable referenced by list_variable_input is reset to [].

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Exceptions

Code	Exception Name	Description
COLLECTION-TASK-002	List Variable Name Invalid	list_variable_input is empty or does not start with $.
RESOLVE-VAR-005	Resolve ArrayList Error	The variable does not contain a valid JSON array string.

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Execution flowchart

flowchart TD
    Start([Start ListClear]) --> ResolveList[Resolve list_variable_input]
    ResolveList --> CheckList{Valid list?}
    CheckList -->|No| E1[RESOLVE-VAR-005]
    CheckList -->|Yes| Store["setVariableValue\nvar = []"]
    Store --> Success([VoidResult])
    E1 --> Error([Exception])

    style Start fill:#e3f2fd
    style Success fill:#c8e6c9
    style Error fill:#ffcdd2
    style ResolveList fill:#fff9c4
    style Store fill:#c8e6c9
    style E1 fill:#ffcdd2

How it works:

1. Resolve list: Fetches and parses the JSON array string from the execution context
2. Clear: Stores an empty ArrayList<String> serialized as [] back into the context
3. Result: Returns VoidResult

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Complete JSON example

{
  "ListClear": [
    {
      "id": "8",
      "title": "Clear list",
      "list_variable_input": "$myList"
    }
  ]
}