/* NetRexx */
options replace format comments java crossref symbols binary

s1 = '' -- assignment
s2 = "" -- equivalent to s1
parse '.' . s3 . -- parsing a token that doesn't exist results in an empty string

strings = [s1, s2, s3, ' ']

loop s_ = 0 to strings.length - 1
  say (Rexx s_).right(3)':\-'
  select
    when strings[s_] == ''      then say ' "'strings[s_]'" is really empty'
    when strings[s_].length = 0 then say ' "'strings[s_]'" is empty'
    when strings[s_] = ''       then say ' "'strings[s_]'" looks empty but may not be'
    when strings[s_].length > 0 then say ' "'strings[s_]'" is not empty'
    otherwise nop
    end
  end s_

return