Updated: July 2008
Represents the empty string. This field is read-only.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Empty As String
Dim value As String
value = String.Empty
public static readonly string Empty
public:
static initonly String^ Empty
public static final var Empty : String
The value of this field is the zero-length string, "".
In application code, this field is most commonly used in assignments to initialize a string variable to an empty string. To test whether the value of a string is String..::.Empty, use the IsNullOrEmpty method.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
Reference
Date | History | Reason |
|---|
July 2008
| Added information on field usage to the Remarks section. |
Information enhancement.
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