containertools.delete_contents_of_container

abjad.tools.containertools.delete_contents_of_container.delete_contents_of_container(container)[source]

Delete contents of container:

abjad> staff = Staff("c'8 d'8 e'8 f'8")
abjad> spannertools.BeamSpanner(staff.leaves)
BeamSpanner(c'8, d'8, e'8, f'8)
abjad> f(staff)
\new Staff {
    c'8 [
    d'8
    e'8
    f'8 ]
}
abjad> containertools.delete_contents_of_container(staff)
[Note("c'8"), Note("d'8"), Note("e'8"), Note("f'8")]
abjad> f(staff)
\new Staff {
}

Return container contents.

Changed in version 2.0: renamed containertools.contents_delete() to containertools.delete_contents_of_container().

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