Name: empty

Type: constant

Syntax: empty

Summary: Equivalent to nothing, the empty <string> "".

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:

put empty into field "Results" -- clears the field

Description:

Use the <empty> <constant> as an easier-to-read substitute for a <quoted> <string> with nothing inside the quotes, "".

Putting <empty> into a <field> or <variable> clears it.

Putting <empty> into a nonexistent <variable> creates the <variable> with no content.

References: constant (command), delete variable (command), string (keyword), field (keyword), quoted (glossary), variable (glossary)

Tags: text processing