NodeJS - console.clear() Method

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The Node.js console.clear() method is used to clear the stdout (standard output), if it is a TTY (Teletype), calling console.clear() will try to clear the TTY. When the stdout is not a TTY, this method will do nothing.

The specific operation of the console.clear() method may vary on different operating systems and terminal types −

• When it comes to Linux operating systems, the console.clear() method will operate similarly to the clear shell command in the terminal.

• On Windows, the console.clear() method will only clear the output in the current terminal viewport for the Node.js binary.

Syntax

Following is the syntax of the Node.js console.clear() method −

console.clear()

Parameters

This method does not accept any parameters.

Return value

This method returns nothing, instead it clears the console.

Example

Execute the below program in the inspector window of a browser like google chrome, edge, etc to see the result.

console.log("Tutorialspoint");
var TP = "easy learning"
console.log("Simply %s at your fingertips", TP);
console.clear();

Output

After executing, it will print the following output −

Tutorialspoint
Simply easy learning at your fingertips

To understand this clearly let us see the execution of the above program in the console of the browser.

We called console.clear() method.

After calling the console.clear() method in the terminal, it will clear the console screen as shown in the below figure.