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# empty-string-compare
This rule checks for empty string comparison in playbooks.
To ensure code clarity you should avoid using empty strings in conditional statements with the `when` clause.
- Use `when: var | length > 0` instead of `when: var != ""`.
- Use `when: var | length == 0` instead of `when: var == ""`.
This is an opt-in rule.
You must enable it in your Ansible-lint configuration as follows:
```yaml
enable_list:
- empty-string-compare
```
## Problematic Code
```yaml
---
- name: Example playbook
hosts: all
tasks:
- name: Shut down
ansible.builtin.command: /sbin/shutdown -t now
when: ansible_os_family == "" # <- Compares with an empty string.
- name: Shut down
ansible.builtin.command: /sbin/shutdown -t now
when: ansible_os_family !="" # <- Compares with an empty string.
```
## Correct Code
```yaml
---
- name: Example playbook
hosts: all
tasks:
- name: Shut down
ansible.builtin.shell: |
/sbin/shutdown -t now
echo $var ==
when: ansible_os_family
```
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