1 files changed, 32 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/Data-MultiValued/lib/Data/MultiValued/RangeContainer.pm b/Data-MultiValued/lib/Data/MultiValued/RangeContainer.pm
index 33864da..474626f 100644
--- a/Data-MultiValued/lib/Data/MultiValued/RangeContainer.pm
+++ b/Data-MultiValued/lib/Data/MultiValued/RangeContainer.pm
@@ -103,28 +103,52 @@ sub set_or_create {
     return $range;
 }
 
+sub clear {
+    my ($self,$args) = @_;
+
+    my $from = $args->{from};
+    my $to = $args->{to};
+
+    Data::MultiValued::Exceptions::BadRange->throw({
+        from => $from,
+        to => $to,
+    }) if _cmp($from,$to,0,1)>0;
+
+    return $self->_clear_slot($from,$to);
+}
+
 sub _create_slot {
     my ($self,$from,$to) = @_;
 
-    my $new = {
+    $self->_splice_slot($from,$to,{
         from => $from,
         to => $to,
         value => undef,
-    };
+    });
+}
+
+sub _clear_slot {
+    my ($self,$from,$to) = @_;
+
+    $self->_splice_slot($from,$to);
+}
+
+sub _splice_slot {
+    my ($self,$from,$to,$new) = @_;
 
     if (!@{$self->_storage}) { # empty
-        push @{$self->_storage},$new;
+        push @{$self->_storage},$new if $new;
         return $new;
     }
 
     my ($before,$overlap,$after) = $self->_partition_slots($from,$to);
 
     if (!@$before && !@$overlap) {
-        unshift @{$self->_storage},$new;
+        unshift @{$self->_storage},$new if $new;
         return $new;
     }
     if (!@$after && !@$overlap) {
-        push @{$self->_storage},$new;
+        push @{$self->_storage},$new if $new;
         return $new;
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +158,7 @@ sub _create_slot {
     my $last_to_replace = $overlap->[-1],
     my $how_many = @$overlap;
 
-    my @replacement = ($new);
+    my @replacement = $new ? ($new) : ();
 
     if ($how_many > 0) { # we have to splice
         my $first = $self->_storage->[$first_to_replace];
@@ -148,8 +172,8 @@ sub _create_slot {
                 value => $first->{value},
             }
         }
-        if (_cmp($last->{from},$to,0,1)<0
-            && _cmp($last->{to},$to,1,1)>=0) {
+        if (_cmp($last->{from},$to,0,1)<=0
+            && _cmp($last->{to},$to,1,1)>0) {
             push @replacement, {
                 from => $to,
                 to => $last->{to},