# String null vs. ""

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-null-vs/332130>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 10, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-null-vs/332130 "2014-02-10T18:57:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![tpann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-null-vs/332130/1 "2014-02-10T18:57:08Z")

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The difference between null and “” for a string?  
Meaning:

```php
var str:String = null;
var str:String = "";

```