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/ Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes

NAME

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes - Write q{} instead of ''.

AFFILIATION

This Policy is part of the core Perl::Critic distribution.

DESCRIPTION

Don't use quotes for an empty string or any string that is pure whitespace. Instead, use q{} to improve legibility. Better still, created named values like this. Use the x operator to repeat characters.

    $message = '';      #not ok
    $message = "";      #not ok
    $message = "     "; #not ok

    $message = q{};     #better
    $message = q{     } #better

    $EMPTY = q{};
    $message = $EMPTY;      #best

    $SPACE = q{ };
    $message = $SPACE x 5;  #best

CONFIGURATION

This Policy is not configurable except for the standard options.

SEE ALSO

Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitNoisyStrings

AUTHOR

Jeffrey Ryan Thalhammer <jeff@imaginative-software.com>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Imaginative Software Systems. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.