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020package org.apache.directory.api.util;
021
022
023/**
024 * Various String constants are kept here.
025 *
026 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
027 */
028public final class StringConstants
029{
030    /**
031     * The empty String <code>""</code>.
032     *
033     * @since 2.0
034     */
035    public static final String EMPTY = "";
036
037    /**
038     * The empty String[]
039     */
040    public static final String[] EMPTY_STRINGS = new String[]
041        {};
042    
043    /** A flag used when comparing values */
044    public static final int NOT_EQUAL = -1;
045
046
047    private StringConstants()
048    {
049    }
050}