Empty (LibBase 10.0.0.1-249 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.base.util.Empty

```
public final class Empty
extends Object
```
Class which holds a static reference to a set of empty objects. This is created for performance reasons. Using this class will prevent creating duplicated "empty" object.

Author:

David Kincade

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static List`	`LIST`	Deprecated. this is a redeclaration of the Collections.EMPTY_LIST field and should be killed.
`static Map`	`MAP`	Deprecated. this is a redeclaration of the Collections.EMPTY_MAP field and should be killed.
`static String`	`STRING`	The empty string.
`static String[]`	`STRING_ARRAY`	An empty array of Strings.

Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - STRING
```
public static final String STRING
```
    The empty string.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - STRING_ARRAY
```
public static final String[] STRING_ARRAY
```
    An empty array of Strings.
  - MAP
```
public static final Map MAP
```
    Deprecated.
    this is a redeclaration of the Collections.EMPTY_MAP field and should be killed.
    
    An empty Map. (Collections.EMPTY_MAP is not available until JDK 1.4)
  - LIST
```
public static final List LIST
```
    Deprecated.
    this is a redeclaration of the Collections.EMPTY_LIST field and should be killed.
    
    An empty List.