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Task/Empty-string/NetRexx/empty-string.netrexx

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+/* NetRexx */
+options replace format comments java crossref symbols binary
+
+s1 = '' -- assignment
+s2 = "" -- equivalent to s1
+parse '.' . s3 . -- parsing a token that doesn't exist results in an empty string
+
+strings = [s1, s2, s3, ' ']
+
+loop s_ = 0 to strings.length - 1
+  say (Rexx s_).right(3)':\-'
+  select
+    when strings[s_] == ''      then say ' "'strings[s_]'" is really empty'
+    when strings[s_].length = 0 then say ' "'strings[s_]'" is empty'
+    when strings[s_] = ''       then say ' "'strings[s_]'" looks empty but may not be'
+    when strings[s_].length > 0 then say ' "'strings[s_]'" is not empty'
+    otherwise nop
+    end
+  end s_
+
+return