debian man page for perl::critic::policy::valuesandexpressions::prohibitemptyquotes

Query: perl::critic::policy::valuesandexpressions::prohibitemptyquotes

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Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptUsertContributed Perl Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes(3pm)

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. perl v5.14.2 2012-06-07Perl::Critic::Policy::ValuesAndExpressions::ProhibitEmptyQuotes(3pm)
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perl::critic::policy::valuesandexpressions::prohibitnoisyquotes(3pm) - debian
perl::critic::policy::valuesandexpressions::prohibitspecialliter(3pm) - debian
perl::critic::policy::valuesandexpressions::prohibitversionstrin(3pm) - debian
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