">n&nbsp;&lt;&nbsp;0</code> or <code class="code">n&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;</code><a href="Sys.html#VALmax_string_length"><code class="code"><span class="constructor">Sys</span>.max_string_length</code></a>.</li>
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<pre><span id="VALempty"><span class="keyword">val</span> empty</span> : <code class="type">string</code></pre><div class="info ">
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<p>The empty string.</p>
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<li><b>Since</b> 4.13.0</li>
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<pre><span id="VALof_bytes"><span 