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SA1122: UseStringEmptyForEmptyStrings

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TypeName	UseStringEmptyForEmptyStrings
CheckId	SA1122
Category	Readability Rules

Cause

The C# code includes an empty string, written as “”.

Rule Description

A violation of this rule occurs when the code contains an empty string. For example:

string s = "";

This will cause the compiler to embed an empty string into the compiled code. Rather than including a hard-coded empty string, use the static string.Empty property:

string s = string.Empty;

How to Fix Violations

To fix a violation of this rule, replace the hard-coded empty string with string.Empty.