2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/collections/double_ended_queue.c b/collections/double_ended_queue.c
index 956e362..7938307 100644
--- a/collections/double_ended_queue.c
+++ b/collections/double_ended_queue.c
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ deq *root;
 	return root->base[root->end];
 }
 
+/* Note: Elements are not freed
+ * deq_clear should be called before if they are no longer needed.
+ */
 void deq_free(root)
 deq *root;
 {
@@ -193,6 +196,17 @@ deq *root;
 	free(root);
 }
 
+void deq_clear(root)
+deq *root;
+{
+	int i, size;
+
+	size = deq_size(root);
+	for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		free(deq_index(root, i));
+	}
+}
+
 void deq_print(root, to_string)
 deq *root;
 char* to_string(void*);
diff --git a/collections/double_ended_queue.h b/collections/double_ended_queue.h
index 226918d..7f11f66 100644
--- a/collections/double_ended_queue.h
+++ b/collections/double_ended_queue.h
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ deq* deq_with_capacity(int);
 int deq_size(deq*);
 int deq_capacity(deq*);
 deq* deq_cp(deq*);
+
+/* Note: Elements are not freed
+ * deq_clear should be called before if they are no longer needed.*/
 void deq_free(deq*);
 
+/*Free all elements within queue*/
+void deq_clear()
+
 /*data*/
 void deq_push_back(deq*, void*);
 void* deq_pop_front(deq*);
@@ -20,6 +26,8 @@ void* deq_index(deq*, int);
 void* deq_pop_back(deq*);
 
 void deq_swap(deq*, int, int);
+
+/*Note: Does not currently reduce memory footprint*/
 void deq_truncate(deq*, int);
 
 void* deq_front(deq*);