rspec/rules/S1608/rpg/rule.adoc
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Initializing an alphanumeric field with the literal character ``++' '++``, ``++'1'++``, or ``++'0'++`` has the same effect as using the equivalent figurative constant ``++*BLANK++``, ``++*ON++``, or ``++*OFF++``, but the constant version removes ambiguity and makes the code more readable.
== Noncompliant Code Example
[source,rpg]
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C MOVE ' ' FLD1
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[source,rpg]
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/free
fld1 = ' ';
/end-free
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== Compliant Solution
[source,rpg]
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C MOVE *BLANK FLD1
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[source,rpg]
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/free
fld1 = *BLANK;
/end-free
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