[Bug] How to remove the previous decorations permanently ?

[naganand123]

Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop?

• Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop

Reproducible in the monaco editor playground?

• Not reproducible in the monaco editor playground

Monaco Editor Playground Link

No response

Monaco Editor Playground Code

goToRefSelection(range: any, editorInstance: ICodeEditor) {
    editorInstance.focus();
    let decorationsCollection = editorInstance.createDecorationsCollection();
    const decorations = [{
      range: new monaco.Range(range.startLineNumber, range.startColumn, range.endLineNumber, range.endColumn),
      options: {
        inlineClassName: 'go-to-definition-highlight',
      },   
    }];

    decorationsCollection.set(decorations);
    setTimeout(() => {
      decorationsCollection.clear();
      decorationsCollection = null;
      decorationsCollection.set([]);
      
    }, 5000);
    
  }

Reproduction Steps

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Actual (Problematic) Behavior

after some duration removing the decoration, but when I call this method next with new decoration, previous decoration is also applying.

Expected Behavior

Need to removing the previous decorations and apply the new decorations.

Additional Context

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