diff --git a/libstdc++/ChangeLog b/libstdc++/ChangeLog
index 36751914e5f..d09fc3d7b6f 100644
--- a/libstdc++/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-07-14  Jean-Francois Panisset <panisset@discreet.com>
+	
+	* std/bastring.h (basic_string<>::clear): Add function.
+
 2000-07-06  Zack Weinberg  <zack@wolery.cumb.org>
 
 	* std/gslice_array.h, std/indirect_array.h, std/mask_array.h,
diff --git a/libstdc++/std/bastring.h b/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
index 43aea7585ca..c45607a0410 100644
--- a/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
+++ b/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ public:
     { resize (n, eos ()); }
   void reserve (size_type) { }
 
+  void clear() { erase(begin(), end()); }
+
   size_type copy (charT* s, size_type n, size_type pos = 0) const;
 
   size_type find (const basic_string& str, size_type pos = 0) const