@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003,
-@c 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001,
+@c 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../info/strings
@node Strings and Characters, Lists, Numbers, Top
@code{clear-string}:
@defun clear-string string
-This clears the contents of @var{string} to zeros.
-It may also change @var{string}'s length and convert it to
-a unibyte string.
+This makes @var{string} a unibyte string and clears its contents to
+zeros. It may also change @var{string}'s length.
@end defun
@need 2000