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| − | |Character||Space(0), "", [],  | + | |Character||Space(0), "", [], ‘’, no text entered | 
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| |Date||CTOD(""),{}, {00/00/0000}, {  /  /    } and other SET CENTURY, SET MARK and SET DATE variations | |Date||CTOD(""),{}, {00/00/0000}, {  /  /    } and other SET CENTURY, SET MARK and SET DATE variations | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 23 March 2009
Class
Expressions and Type Conversion
Purpose
Function to check for empty value
Syntax
EMPTY(<expC> | <expD> | <expT> | <expL> | <memofield> | <expN>)
See Also
CTOD(), CTOT(), IIF(), SET CENTURY, SET DATE, SET MARK, SET SECONDS, SPACE(), TYPE()
Description
The EMPTY() function returns .T. if the specified expression is 'empty'.
| Data Type | Empty | 
|---|---|
| Character | Space(0), "", [], , no text entered | 
| Date | CTOD(""),{}, {00/00/0000}, { / / } and other SET CENTURY, SET MARK and SET DATE variations | 
| Datetime | CTOT("") , { / / : : AM} and other SET CENTURY, SET MARK, SET SECONDS and SET DATE variations | 
| Logical | .F. | 
| Memo | No data entered | 
| Numeric | 0 | 
Example
if empty(name + address) dialog box "Name and address not specified." endif
Products
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
