1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 60f4864632..6aeb1bbbe3 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -383,6 +383,16 @@ void object_array_filter(struct object_array *array,
 	array->nr = dst;
 }
 
+void object_array_clear(struct object_array *array)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < array->nr; i++)
+		object_array_release_entry(&array->objects[i]);
+	free(array->objects);
+	array->objects = NULL;
+	array->nr = array->alloc = 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Return true iff array already contains an entry with name.
  */