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> On Sep 26, 2021, at 10:12 AM, Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org> wrote:
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> Allowing component objects to have an empty refdes would be another, =
different change. What would it mean for a component to have an empty =
refdes? If the empty string was treated like any other value, all such =
components would be merged into one package. Is this useful behavior?
It=E2=80=99s consistent behavior. An empty string is a perfectly good =
string. It is equal to any other empty string, not equal to other =
strings. There is no reason to have any special rule for attribute =
values that happen to be empty strings. Nor is there any reason to =
exclude them. It=E2=80=99s not a change that needs any change in the =
special treatment of refdes.
John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
jpd AT noqsi DOT com
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class=3D"">On Sep 26, 2021, at 10:12 AM, Roland Lutz <<a =
href=3D"mailto:rlutz AT hedmen DOT org" class=3D"">rlutz AT hedmen DOT org</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><span =
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display: inline !important;" class=3D"">Allowing component objects to =
have an empty refdes would be another, different change. What =
would it mean for a component to have an empty refdes? If the =
empty string was treated like any other value, all such components would =
be merged into one package. Is this useful behavior?</span><br =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
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class=3D""></div></blockquote><br class=3D""></div><div>It=E2=80=99s =
consistent behavior. An empty string is a perfectly good string. It is =
equal to any other empty string, not equal to other strings. There is no =
reason to have any special rule for attribute values that happen to be =
empty strings. Nor is there any reason to exclude them. It=E2=80=99s not =
a change that needs any change in the special treatment of =
refdes.</div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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