--- projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/Queue.java	2001/01/23 18:22:28	1.6
+++ projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/Queue.java	2001/01/30 01:56:28	1.7
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.util.*;
  * actually contains some elements.
  *
  * @author  $Author: tdb $
- * @version $Id: Queue.java,v 1.6 2001/01/23 18:22:28 tdb Exp $
+ * @version $Id: Queue.java,v 1.7 2001/01/30 01:56:28 tdb Exp $
  */
 public class Queue {
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class Queue {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.6 $";
+    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.7 $";
     
 //---STATIC METHODS---
 
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ public class Queue {
     public void releaseQueue(int queue) {
         synchronized(((LinkedList) _lists.get(queue))) {
                 ((LinkedList) _lists.get(queue)).notifyAll();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method erases the contents of a given queue. This
+     * method should be used with care. It can only empty one
+     * internal queue, not all of them. This must be called
+     * multiple times to empty all queues.
+     *
+     * @param queue the queue to empty.
+     */
+    public void clearQueue(int queue) {
+        synchronized(this) {
+            ((LinkedList) _lists.get(queue)).clear();
         }
     }