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BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk/Attributes/BizHawkExternalToolAttribute.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk
 		/// <param name="name">Tool's name</param>
 		/// <param name="description">Small description about the tool itself</param>
 		public BizHawkExternalToolAttribute(string name, string description)
-			: this(name, description, string.Empty)
+			: this(name, description, "")
 		{ }
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="name">Tool's name</param>
 		public BizHawkExternalToolAttribute(string name)
-			:this(name, string.Empty, string.Empty)
+			:this(name, "", "")
 		{}
 
 		#endregion

BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk/Attributes/BizHawkExternalToolUsageAttribute.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk
 			{
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("A system must be set");
 			}
-			if (usage == BizHawkExternalToolUsage.GameSpecific && gameHash.Trim() == string.Empty)
+			if (usage == BizHawkExternalToolUsage.GameSpecific && gameHash.Trim() == "")
 			{
 				throw new InvalidOperationException("A game hash must be set");
 			}
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk
 		/// <param name="usage"><see cref="BizHawkExternalToolUsage"/> i.e. what your external tool is for</param>
 		/// <param name="system"><see cref="CoreSystem"/> that your external tool is used for</param>		
 		public BizHawkExternalToolUsageAttribute(BizHawkExternalToolUsage usage, CoreSystem system)
-			:this(usage, system, string.Empty)
+			:this(usage, system, "")
 		{}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Initialize a new instance of <see cref="BizHawkExternalToolUsageAttribute"/>
 		/// </summary>
 		public BizHawkExternalToolUsageAttribute()
-			:this(BizHawkExternalToolUsage.Global, CoreSystem.Null, string.Empty)
+			:this(BizHawkExternalToolUsage.Global, CoreSystem.Null, "")
 		{ }
 
 

BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk/Classes/ExternalToolManager.cs

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.ApiHawk
 					BizHawkExternalToolAttribute attribute = (BizHawkExternalToolAttribute)attributes[0];
 					item = new ToolStripMenuItem(attribute.Name);
 					item.ToolTipText = attribute.Description;
-					if (attribute.IconResourceName != string.Empty)
+					if (attribute.IconResourceName != "")
 					{
 						Stream s = externalToolFile.GetManifestResourceStream(string.Format("{0}.{1}", externalToolFile.GetName().Name, attribute.IconResourceName));
 						if (s != null)

BizHawk.Client.Common/7z/StreamWrappers.cs

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ namespace SevenZip
             {
                 return "." + num.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
             }
-            return String.Empty;
+            return "";
         }
 
         private int StreamNumberByOffset(long offset)

BizHawk.Client.Common/CoreFileProvider.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public string PathSubfile(string fname)
 		{
-			return Path.Combine(SubfileDirectory ?? string.Empty, fname);
+			return Path.Combine(SubfileDirectory ?? "", fname);
 		}
 
 		public string DllPath()

BizHawk.Client.Common/NESGameGenieEncoderDecoder.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 {
 	public class NESGameGenieDecoder
 	{
-		private readonly string _code = string.Empty;
+		private readonly string _code = "";
 
 		private readonly Dictionary<char, int> _gameGenieTable = new Dictionary<char, int>
 			{
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			_value = value;
 			_compare = compare;
 
-			GameGenieCode = string.Empty;
+			GameGenieCode = "";
 		}
 
 		public string GameGenieCode { get; private set; }

BizHawk.Client.Common/PathManager.cs

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					// Return drive letter only, working path must be absolute?
 				}
 
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 
 			return path;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			var newStr = name;
 			var chars = Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars();
-			return chars.Aggregate(newStr, (current, c) => current.Replace(c.ToString(), string.Empty));
+			return chars.Aggregate(newStr, (current, c) => current.Replace(c.ToString(), ""));
 		}
 
 		public static string FilesystemSafeName(GameInfo game)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			var filesystemSafeName = game.Name
 				.Replace("|", "+")
 				.Replace(":", " -") // adelikat - Path.GetFileName scraps everything to the left of a colon unfortunately, so we need this hack here
-				.Replace("\"", string.Empty); // adelikat - Ivan Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road has quotes in game name
+				.Replace("\"", ""); // adelikat - Ivan Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road has quotes in game name
 
 			// zero 06-nov-2015 - regarding the below, i changed my mind. for libretro i want subdirectories here.
 			var filesystemDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(filesystemSafeName);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			// hijinx here to get the core name out of the game name
 			var name = FilesystemSafeName(game);
 			name = Path.GetDirectoryName(name);
-			if (name == string.Empty)
+			if (name == "")
 			{
 				name = FilesystemSafeName(game);
 			}
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			// hijinx here to get the core name out of the game name
 			var name = FilesystemSafeName(game);
 			name = Path.GetDirectoryName(name);
-			if (name == string.Empty)
+			if (name == "")
 			{
 				name = FilesystemSafeName(game);
 			}

BizHawk.Client.Common/RecentFiles.cs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public int Count => recentlist.Count;
 
 		[JsonIgnore]
-		public string MostRecent => recentlist.Any() ? recentlist[0] : string.Empty;
+		public string MostRecent => recentlist.Any() ? recentlist[0] : "";
 
 		public string this[int index]
 		{
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					return recentlist[index];
 				}
 
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.Common/RomLoader.cs

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			if (recursiveCount > 1) // hack to stop recursive calls from endlessly rerunning if we can't load it
 			{
-				DoLoadErrorCallback("Failed multiple attempts to load ROM.", string.Empty);
+				DoLoadErrorCallback("Failed multiple attempts to load ROM.", "");
 				return false;
 			}
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 							if (discMountJob.OUT_SlowLoadAborted)
 							{
-								DoLoadErrorCallback("This disc would take too long to load. Run it through discohawk first, or find a new rip because this one is probably junk", string.Empty, LoadErrorType.DiscError);
+								DoLoadErrorCallback("This disc would take too long to load. Run it through discohawk first, or find a new rip because this one is probably junk", "", LoadErrorType.DiscError);
 								return false;
 							}
 
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 						if (discMountJob.OUT_SlowLoadAborted)
 						{
-							DoLoadErrorCallback("This disc would take too long to load. Run it through discohawk first, or find a new rip because this one is probably junk", string.Empty, LoadErrorType.DiscError);
+							DoLoadErrorCallback("This disc would take too long to load. Run it through discohawk first, or find a new rip because this one is probably junk", "", LoadErrorType.DiscError);
 							return false;
 						}
 
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 							{
 								// need to get rid of this hack at some point
 								rom = new RomGame(file);
-								((CoreFileProvider)nextComm.CoreFileProvider).SubfileDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path.Replace("|", string.Empty)); // Dirty hack to get around archive filenames (since we are just getting the directory path, it is safe to mangle the filename
+								((CoreFileProvider)nextComm.CoreFileProvider).SubfileDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path.Replace("|", "")); // Dirty hack to get around archive filenames (since we are just getting the directory path, it is safe to mangle the filename
 								byte[] romData = null;
 								byte[] xmlData = rom.FileData;
 
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								else
 								{
 									// need to get rid of this hack at some point
-									((CoreFileProvider)nextComm.CoreFileProvider).SubfileDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path.Replace("|", String.Empty)); // Dirty hack to get around archive filenames (since we are just getting the directory path, it is safe to mangle the filename
+									((CoreFileProvider)nextComm.CoreFileProvider).SubfileDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path.Replace("|", "")); // Dirty hack to get around archive filenames (since we are just getting the directory path, it is safe to mangle the filename
 									var romData = isXml ? null : rom.FileData;
 									var xmlData = isXml ? rom.FileData : null;
 									var snes = new LibsnesCore(game, romData, Deterministic, xmlData, nextComm, GetCoreSettings<LibsnesCore>(), GetCoreSyncSettings<LibsnesCore>());

BizHawk.Client.Common/SavestateManager.cs

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 					bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.Framebuffer, false, PopulateFramebuffer);
 
-					string userData = string.Empty;
+					string userData = "";
 					bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.UserData, false, delegate(TextReader tr)
 					{
 						string line;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								break;
 							}
 							
-							if (str.Trim() == string.Empty)
+							if (str.Trim() == "")
 							{
 								continue;
 							}

BizHawk.Client.Common/SystemInfo.cs

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the <see cref="SystemInfo"/> instance for Null (i.e. nothing is emulated) emulator
 		/// </summary>
-		public static SystemInfo Null { get; } = new SystemInfo(string.Empty, CoreSystem.Null, 0);
+		public static SystemInfo Null { get; } = new SystemInfo("", CoreSystem.Null, 0);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the <see cref="SystemInfo"/> instance for PCEngine (TurboGrafx-16)

BizHawk.Client.Common/XmlGame.cs

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					},
 					Xml = x
 				};
-				string fullpath = string.Empty;
+				string fullpath = "";
 
 				var n = y.SelectSingleNode("./LoadAssets");
 				if (n != null)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						else
 						{
 							// relative path
-							fullpath = Path.GetDirectoryName(f.CanonicalFullPath.Split('|').First()) ?? string.Empty;
+							fullpath = Path.GetDirectoryName(f.CanonicalFullPath.Split('|').First()) ?? "";
 							fullpath = Path.Combine(fullpath, filename.Split('|').First());
 							try
 							{

BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs

@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// Core preference for generic file extension, key: file extension, value: a systemID or empty if no preference
 		public Dictionary<string, string> PreferredPlatformsForExtensions = new Dictionary<string, string>
 		{
-			{ ".bin", string.Empty },
+			{ ".bin", "" },
-			{ ".rom", string.Empty },
+			{ ".rom", "" },
-			{ ".iso", string.Empty },
+			{ ".iso", "" },
-			{ ".img", string.Empty },
+			{ ".img", "" },
 		};
 
 		// Path Settings ************************************/
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public int TargetScanlineFilterIntensity = 128; // choose between 0 and 256
 		public int TargetDisplayFilter = 0;
 		public int DispFinalFilter = 0; // None
-		public string DispUserFilterPath = string.Empty;
+		public string DispUserFilterPath = "";
 		public RecentFiles RecentRoms = new RecentFiles(10);
 		public RecentFiles RecentRomSessions = new RecentFiles(8); // Only used for MultiHawk
 		public bool PauseWhenMenuActivated = true;
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public bool FirstBoot = true;
 		public bool Update_AutoCheckEnabled = false;
 		public DateTime? Update_LastCheckTimeUTC = null;
-		public string Update_LatestVersion = string.Empty;
+		public string Update_LatestVersion = "";
-		public string Update_IgnoreVersion = string.Empty;
+		public string Update_IgnoreVersion = "";
 		public bool CDLAutoSave = true, CDLAutoStart = true;
 
 		////public bool TurboSeek = true; // When PauseOnFrame is set, this will decide whether the client goes into turbo mode or not
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public int SoundVolume = 100; // Range 0-100
 		public int SoundVolumeRWFF = 50; // Range 0-100
 		public bool SoundThrottle = false;
-		public string SoundDevice = string.Empty;
+		public string SoundDevice = "";
 		public int SoundBufferSizeMs = 100;
 
 		// Log Window
@@ -390,12 +390,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public Color HexHighlightFreezeColor = Color.Violet;
 
 		// Video dumping settings
-		public string VideoWriter = string.Empty;
+		public string VideoWriter = "";
 		public int JMDCompression = 3;
 		public int JMDThreads = 3;
-		public string FFmpegFormat = string.Empty;
+		public string FFmpegFormat = "";
 		public string FFmpegCustomCommand = "-c:a foo -c:v bar -f baz";
-		public string AVICodecToken = string.Empty;
+		public string AVICodecToken = "";
 		public int GifWriterFrameskip = 3;
 		public int GifWriterDelay = -1;
 

BizHawk.Client.Common/config/PathEntry.cs

@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Tools", Path = Path.Combine(".", "Tools"), Ordinal = 7 },
 			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Lua", Path = Path.Combine(".", "Lua"), Ordinal = 8 },
 			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Watch (.wch)", Path = Path.Combine(".", "."), Ordinal = 9 },
-			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Debug Logs", Path = Path.Combine(".", string.Empty), Ordinal = 10 },
+			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Debug Logs", Path = Path.Combine(".", ""), Ordinal = 10 },
 			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Macros", Path = Path.Combine(".", "Movies", "Macros"), Ordinal = 11 },
 			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "TAStudio states", Path = Path.Combine(".", "Movies", "TAStudio states"), Ordinal = 12 },
-			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Multi-Disk Bundles", Path = Path.Combine(".", string.Empty), Ordinal = 13 },
+			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "Multi-Disk Bundles", Path = Path.Combine(".", ""), Ordinal = 13 },
 			new PathEntry { System = "Global_NULL", SystemDisplayName = "Global", Type = "External Tools", Path = Path.Combine(".", "ExternalTools"), Ordinal = 14 },
 
 			new PathEntry { System = "INTV", SystemDisplayName = "Intellivision", Type = "Base", Path = Path.Combine(".", "Intellivision"), Ordinal = 0 },

BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/EmuLuaLibrary.Emu.cs

@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return RegionableCore.Region.ToString();
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 	}
 }

BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/EmuLuaLibrary.GameInfo.cs

@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			if (Global.Game != null)
 			{
-				return Global.Game.Name ?? string.Empty;
+				return Global.Game.Name ?? "";
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			if (Global.Game != null)
 			{
-				return Global.Game.Hash ?? string.Empty;
+				return Global.Game.Hash ?? "";
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return Global.Game.Status.ToString();
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			"getboardtype", "returns identifying information about the 'mapper' or similar capability used for this game.  empty if no such useful distinction can be drawn")]
 		public string GetBoardType()
 		{
-			return BoardInfo?.BoardName ?? string.Empty;
+			return BoardInfo?.BoardName ?? "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(

BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/EmuLuaLibrary.Movie.cs

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return lg.GenerateLogEntry();
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(

BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaDocumentation.cs

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ __Types and notation__
 
 		public string ToNotepadPlusPlusAutoComplete()
 		{
-			return string.Empty; // TODO
+			return ""; // TODO
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ __Types and notation__
 		private string TypeCleanup(string str)
 		{
 			return str
-				.Replace("System", string.Empty)
+				.Replace("System", "")
-				.Replace(" ", string.Empty)
+				.Replace(" ", "")
-				.Replace(".", string.Empty)
+				.Replace(".", "")
-				.Replace("LuaInterface", string.Empty)
+				.Replace("LuaInterface", "")
 				.Replace("Object[]", "object[] ")
 				.Replace("Object", "object ")
 				.Replace("Nullable`1[Boolean]", "bool? ")

BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaFile.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	{
 		public LuaFile(string path)
 		{
-			Name = string.Empty;
+			Name = "";
 			Path = path;
 			State = RunState.Running;
 			FrameWaiting = false;
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 		public LuaFile(bool isSeparator)
 		{
 			IsSeparator = isSeparator;
-			Name = string.Empty;
+			Name = "";
-			Path = string.Empty;
+			Path = "";
 			State = RunState.Disabled;
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaFileList.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 {
 	public class LuaFileList : List<LuaFile>
 	{
-		private string _filename = string.Empty;
+		private string _filename = "";
 		private bool _changes;
 
 		public Action ChangedCallback { get; set; }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 			set
 			{
-				_filename = value ?? string.Empty;
+				_filename = value ?? "";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public new void Clear()
 		{
 			StopAllScripts();
-			_filename = string.Empty;
+			_filename = "";
 			Changes = false;
 			base.Clear();
 		}

BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/LuaHelper.cs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			{
 				if (method.IsPublic)
 				{
-					table[method.Name] = lua.RegisterFunction(string.Empty, obj, method);
+					table[method.Name] = lua.RegisterFunction("", obj, method);
 				}
 			}
 

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MovieService.cs

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public static bool IsValidMovieExtension(string ext)
 		{
-			if (MovieExtensions.Contains(ext.ToLower().Replace(".", string.Empty)))
+			if (MovieExtensions.Contains(ext.ToLower().Replace(".", "")))
 			{
 				return true;
 			}

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/MultitrackRecording.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			{
 				if (!IsActive)
 				{
-					return string.Empty;
+					return "";
 				}
 
 				if (RecordAll)

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/PlatformFrameRates.cs

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				var key = systemId + (pal ? "_PAL" : string.Empty);
+				var key = systemId + (pal ? "_PAL" : "");
 				if (_rates.ContainsKey(key))
 				{
 					return _rates[key];

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/Subtitle.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 	{
 		public Subtitle()
 		{
-			Message = string.Empty;
+			Message = "";
 			X = 0;
 			Y = 0;
 			Duration = 120;

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/SubtitleList.cs

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					var subparts = subtitleStr.Split(' ');
 
 					// Unfortunately I made the file format space delminated so this hack is necessary to get the message
-					var message = string.Empty;
+					var message = "";
 					for (var i = 6; i < subparts.Length; i++)
 					{
 						message += subparts[i] + ' ';

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2ControllerAdapter.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 {
 	public class Bk2ControllerAdapter : IMovieController
 	{
-		private readonly string _logKey = string.Empty;
+		private readonly string _logKey = "";
 		private readonly WorkingDictionary<string, bool> MyBoolButtons = new WorkingDictionary<string, bool>();
 		private readonly WorkingDictionary<string, float> MyFloatControls = new WorkingDictionary<string, float>();
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(mnemonic))
 			{
 				var def = Global.Emulator.ControllerDefinition;
-				var trimmed = mnemonic.Replace("|", string.Empty);
+				var trimmed = mnemonic.Replace("|", "");
 				var buttons = Definition.ControlsOrdered.SelectMany(x => x).ToList();
 				var iterator = 0;
 

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2FloatConstants.cs

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			get
 			{
 				var key = button
-					.Replace("P1 ", string.Empty)
+					.Replace("P1 ", "")
-					.Replace("P2 ", string.Empty)
+					.Replace("P2 ", "")
-					.Replace("P3 ", string.Empty)
+					.Replace("P3 ", "")
-					.Replace("P4 ", string.Empty)
+					.Replace("P4 ", "")
-					.Replace("Key ", string.Empty);
+					.Replace("Key ", "");
 
 				if (SystemOverrides.ContainsKey(Global.Emulator.SystemId) && SystemOverrides[Global.Emulator.SystemId].ContainsKey(key))
 				{

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Header.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return this.ContainsKey(key) ? base[key] : string.Empty;
+				return this.ContainsKey(key) ? base[key] : "";
 			}
 
 			set

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2LogEntryGenerator.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		private readonly Bk2FloatConstants FloatLookup = new Bk2FloatConstants();
 
 		private IController _source;
-		private readonly string _logKey = string.Empty;
+		private readonly string _logKey = "";
 
 		public Bk2LogEntryGenerator(string logKey)
 		{

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2MnemonicConstants.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				var key = button.Replace("Key ", string.Empty);
+				var key = button.Replace("Key ", "");
 				if (key.StartsWith("P") && key.Length > 1 && key[1] >= '0' && key[1] <= '9')
 				{
 					key = key.Substring(3);

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.HeaderApi.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 	public partial class Bk2Movie
 	{
 		protected readonly Bk2Header Header = new Bk2Header();
-		private string _syncSettingsJson = string.Empty;
+		private string _syncSettingsJson = "";
 
 		public IDictionary<string, string> HeaderEntries => Header;
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					return Header[HeaderKeys.GAMENAME];
 				}
 
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 
 			set
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					return Header[HeaderKeys.PLATFORM];
 				}
 
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 
 			set

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.IO.cs

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 				bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.Input, true, delegate(TextReader tr)
 				{
-					var errorMessage = string.Empty;
+					var errorMessage = "";
 					IsCountingRerecords = false;
 					ExtractInputLog(tr, out errorMessage);
 					IsCountingRerecords = true;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			_log.Clear();
 			Subtitles.Clear();
 			Comments.Clear();
-			_syncSettingsJson = string.Empty;
+			_syncSettingsJson = "";
 			TextSavestate = null;
 			BinarySavestate = null;
 		}

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.InputLog.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 	public partial class Bk2Movie
 	{
 		protected IStringLog _log;
-		protected string LogKey = string.Empty;
+		protected string LogKey = "";
 
 		public string GetInputLog()
 		{
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return _log[getframe];
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		public virtual bool ExtractInputLog(TextReader reader, out string errorMessage)
 		{
-			errorMessage = string.Empty;
+			errorMessage = "";
 			int? stateFrame = null;
 
 			// We are in record mode so replace the movie log with the one from the savestate
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public bool CheckTimeLines(TextReader reader, out string errorMessage)
 		{
 			// This function will compare the movie data to the savestate movie data to see if they match
-			errorMessage = string.Empty;
+			errorMessage = "";
 			var newLog = new List<string>();
 			var stateFrame = 0;
 			while (true)
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					break;
 				}
 
-				if (line.Trim() == string.Empty)
+				if (line.Trim() == "")
 				{
 					continue;
 				}

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bk2/Bk2Movie.cs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			Subtitles = new SubtitleList();
 			Comments = new List<string>();
 
-			Filename = string.Empty;
+			Filename = "";
 			IsCountingRerecords = true;
 			_mode = Moviemode.Inactive;
 			MakeBackup = true;

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/BkmControllerAdapter.cs

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				{
 					return;
 				}
-				string prefix = string.Empty;
+				string prefix = "";
 				if (ControlType != "Gameboy Controller" && ControlType != "TI83 Controller")
 				{
 					prefix = "P" + player + " ";

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/BkmHeader.cs

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			Subtitles = new SubtitleList();
 
 			this[HeaderKeys.EMULATIONVERSION] = VersionInfo.GetEmuVersion();
-			this[HeaderKeys.PLATFORM] = Global.Emulator != null ? Global.Emulator.SystemId : string.Empty;
+			this[HeaderKeys.PLATFORM] = Global.Emulator != null ? Global.Emulator.SystemId : "";
-			this[HeaderKeys.GAMENAME] = string.Empty;
+			this[HeaderKeys.GAMENAME] = "";
-			this[HeaderKeys.AUTHOR] = string.Empty;
+			this[HeaderKeys.AUTHOR] = "";
 			this[HeaderKeys.RERECORDS] = "0";
 		}
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					return this[HeaderKeys.GAMENAME];
 				}
 				
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 
 			set
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					return this[HeaderKeys.PLATFORM];
 				}
 				
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 
 			set
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				return this.ContainsKey(key) ? base[key] : string.Empty;
+				return this.ContainsKey(key) ? base[key] : "";
 			}
 
 			set

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/BkmLogEntryGenerator.cs

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 			for (int player = 1; player <= BkmMnemonicConstants.PLAYERS[_controlType]; player++)
 			{
-				var prefix = string.Empty;
+				var prefix = "";
 				if (_controlType != "Gameboy Controller" && _controlType != "TI83 Controller")
 				{
 					prefix = "P" + player + " ";
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			return GenerateLogEntry()
 				.Replace(".", " ")
-				.Replace("|", string.Empty)
+				.Replace("|", "")
 				.Replace(" 000, 000", "         ");
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/BkmMovie.IO.cs

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 				while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
 				{
-					if (line == string.Empty)
+					if (line == "")
 					{
 						continue;
 					}

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/BkmMovie.InputLog.cs

@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return _log[frame];
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		public bool ExtractInputLog(TextReader reader, out string errorMessage)
 		{
-			errorMessage = string.Empty;
+			errorMessage = "";
 			int? stateFrame = null;
 
 			// We are in record mode so replace the movie log with the one from the savestate
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						break;
 					}
 
-					if (line.Trim() == string.Empty || line == "[Input]")
+					if (line.Trim() == "" || line == "[Input]")
 					{
 						continue;
 					}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						break;
 					}
 
-					if (line.Trim() == string.Empty || line == "[Input]")
+					if (line.Trim() == "" || line == "[Input]")
 					{
 						continue;
 					}
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public bool CheckTimeLines(TextReader reader, out string errorMessage)
 		{
 			// This function will compare the movie data to the savestate movie data to see if they match
-			errorMessage = string.Empty;
+			errorMessage = "";
 			var log = new List<string>();
 			var stateFrame = 0;
 			while (true)
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				if (line.Trim() == string.Empty)
+				if (line.Trim() == "")
 				{
 					continue;
 				}

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/bkm/BkmMovie.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public BkmMovie()
 		{
 			Header = new BkmHeader { [HeaderKeys.MOVIEVERSION] = "BizHawk v0.0.1" };
-			Filename = string.Empty;
+			Filename = "";
 			_preloadFramecount = 0;
 
 			IsCountingRerecords = true;

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/import/Fm2Import.cs

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				{
 					lineNum++;
 
-					if (line == string.Empty)
+					if (line == "")
 					{
 						continue;
 					}

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/import/MovieImport.cs

@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// Attempt to import another type of movie file into a movie object.
 		public static Bk2Movie ImportFile(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = "";
-			warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			warningMsg = "";
-			string ext = path != null ? Path.GetExtension(path).ToUpper() : string.Empty;
+			string ext = path != null ? Path.GetExtension(path).ToUpper() : "";
 
 			if (UsesLegacyImporter(ext))
 			{
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		private static BkmMovie LegacyImportFile(string ext, string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = "";
-			warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			warningMsg = "";
 
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie();
 
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		private static BkmMovie ImportTextFrame(string line, int lineNum, BkmMovie m, string path, string platform, ref string warningMsg)
 		{
 			string[] buttons = { };
-			var controller = string.Empty;
+			var controller = "";
-			var ext = path != null ? Path.GetExtension(path).ToUpper() : string.Empty;
+			var ext = path != null ? Path.GetExtension(path).ToUpper() : "";
 			switch (ext)
 			{
 				case ".FM2":
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 							break;
 					}
 
-					if (warningMsg != string.Empty)
+					if (warningMsg != "")
 					{
 						warningMsg = "Unable to import " + warningMsg + " command on line " + lineNum + ".";
 					}
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				char[] off = { '.', ' ', '\t', '\n', '\r' };
 				if (flags.Length == 0 || off.Contains(flags[0]))
 				{
-					if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+					if (warningMsg == "")
 					{
 						warningMsg = "Unable to import subframe.";
 					}
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				flags = SingleSpaces(flags.Substring(2));
 				if (reset && ((flags.Length >= 2 && flags[1] != '0') || (flags.Length >= 4 && flags[3] != '0')))
 				{
-					if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+					if (warningMsg == "")
 					{
 						warningMsg = "Unable to import delayed reset.";
 					}
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				// Gameboy doesn't currently have a prefix saying which player the input is for.
 				if (controllers.Definition.Name == "Gameboy Controller")
 				{
-					prefix = string.Empty;
+					prefix = "";
 				}
 
 				// Only count lines with that have the right number of buttons and are for valid players.
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				// Concatenate the frame and message with default values for the additional fields.
 				string frame;
 				string length;
-				string ext = path != null ? Path.GetExtension(path).ToUpper() : string.Empty;
+				string ext = path != null ? Path.GetExtension(path).ToUpper() : "";
 
 				if (ext != ".LSMV")
 				{
@@ -441,12 +441,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// Import a text-based movie format. This works for .FM2, .MC2, and .YMV.
 		private static BkmMovie ImportText(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			var m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			var file = new FileInfo(path);
 			var sr = file.OpenText();
-			var emulator = string.Empty;
+			var emulator = "";
-			var platform = string.Empty;
+			var platform = "";
 			switch (Path.GetExtension(path).ToUpper())
 			{
 				case ".FM2":
@@ -468,14 +468,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
 			{
 				lineNum++;
-				if (line == string.Empty)
+				if (line == "")
 				{
 					continue;
 				}
 				else if (line[0] == '|')
 				{
 					m = ImportTextFrame(line, lineNum, m, path, platform, ref warningMsg);
-					if (errorMsg != string.Empty)
+					if (errorMsg != "")
 					{
 						sr.Close();
 						return null;
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// FCM file format: http://code.google.com/p/fceu/wiki/FCM
 		private static BkmMovie ImportFCM(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 					// bbbbb:
 					controllers["Reset"] = command == 1;
-					if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+					if (warningMsg == "")
 					{
 						switch (command)
 						{
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								break;
 						}
 
-						if (warningMsg != string.Empty)
+						if (warningMsg != "")
 						{
 							warningMsg = "Unable to import " + warningMsg + " command at frame " + frame + ".";
 						}
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// FMV file format: http://tasvideos.org/FMV.html
 		private static BkmMovie ImportFmv(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// GMV file format: http://code.google.com/p/gens-rerecording/wiki/GMV
 		private static BkmMovie ImportGMV(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			var m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			var fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			var r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// LSMV file format: http://tasvideos.org/Lsnes/Movieformat.html
 		private static BkmMovie ImportLSMV(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			var m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			var hf = new HawkFile(path);
 
@@ -1238,8 +1238,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					hf.BindArchiveMember(item.Index);
 					var stream = hf.GetStream();
 					string authors = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(stream.ReadAllBytes());
-					string author_list = string.Empty;
+					string author_list = "";
-					string author_last = string.Empty;
+					string author_last = "";
 					using (var reader = new StringReader(authors))
 					{
 						string line;
@@ -1248,9 +1248,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 						{
 							string author = line.Trim();
-							if (author != string.Empty)
+							if (author != "")
 							{
-								if (author_last != string.Empty)
+								if (author_last != "")
 								{
 									author_list += author_last + ", ";
 								}
@@ -1260,12 +1260,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						}
 					}
 
-					if (author_list != string.Empty)
+					if (author_list != "")
 					{
 						author_list += "and ";
 					}
 
-					if (author_last != string.Empty)
+					if (author_last != "")
 					{
 						author_list += author_last;
 					}
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						string line;
 						while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
 						{
-							if (line == string.Empty)
+							if (line == "")
 							{
 								continue;
 							}
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 							}
 
 							m = ImportTextFrame(line, lineNum, m, path, platform, ref warningMsg);
-							if (errorMsg != string.Empty)
+							if (errorMsg != "")
 							{
 								hf.Unbind();
 								return null;
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		*/
 		private static BkmMovie ImportMCM(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -1609,12 +1609,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					ushort controllerState = r.ReadByte();
 					for (int button = 0; button < buttons.Length; button++)
 					{
-						string prefix = platform == "lynx" ? string.Empty : "P" + player + " "; // hack
+						string prefix = platform == "lynx" ? "" : "P" + player + " "; // hack
 						controllers[prefix + buttons[button]] = ((controllerState >> button) & 0x1) != 0;
 					}
 				}
 				r.ReadByte();
-				if (platform == "nes" && warningMsg == string.Empty)
+				if (platform == "nes" && warningMsg == "")
 				{
 					warningMsg = "Control commands are not properly supported.";
 				}
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// MMV file format: http://tasvideos.org/MMV.html
 		private static BkmMovie ImportMMV(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// NMV file format: http://tasvideos.org/NMV.html
 		private static BkmMovie ImportNMV(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			var m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			var fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			var r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					masks[controller - 1] = types[controller - 1] == 1;
 
 					// Get the first unsupported controller warning message that arises.
-					if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+					if (warningMsg == "")
 					{
 						switch (types[controller - 1])
 						{
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								break;
 						}
 
-						if (warningMsg != string.Empty)
+						if (warningMsg != "")
 						{
 							warningMsg = warningMsg + " is not properly supported.";
 						}
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				"Unconnected", "Famicom 4-player adapter", "Famicom Arkanoid paddle", "Family Basic Keyboard",
 				"Alternate keyboard layout", "Family Trainer", "Oeka Kids writing tablet"
 			};
-			if (expansion != 0 && warningMsg == string.Empty)
+			if (expansion != 0 && warningMsg == "")
 			{
 				warningMsg = "Expansion port is not properly supported. This movie uses " + expansions[expansion] + ".";
 			}
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 							controllers["P" + player + " " + buttons[button]] = ((controllerState >> button) & 0x1) != 0;
 						}
 					}
-					else if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+					else if (warningMsg == "")
 					{
 						warningMsg = "Extra input is not properly supported.";
 					}
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		private static BkmMovie ImportSmv(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			*/
 			byte[] metadata = r.ReadBytes((int)(savestateOffset - extraRomInfo - ((version != "1.43") ? 0x40 : 0x20)));
 			string author = NullTerminated(Encoding.Unicode.GetString(metadata).Trim());
-			if (author != string.Empty)
+			if (author != "")
 			{
 				m.Header[HeaderKeys.AUTHOR] = author;
 			}
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					*/
 					if (version != "1.43" && player <= controllerTypes.Length)
 					{
-						var peripheral = string.Empty;
+						var peripheral = "";
 						switch (controllerTypes[player - 1])
 						{
 							case 0: // NONE
@@ -2272,7 +2272,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								break;
 						}
 
-						if (peripheral != string.Empty && warningMsg == string.Empty)
+						if (peripheral != "" && warningMsg == "")
 						{
 							warningMsg = "Unable to import " + peripheral + ".";
 						}
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								((controllerState >> button) & 0x1) != 0;
 						}
 					}
-					else if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+					else if (warningMsg == "")
 					{
 						warningMsg = "Controller " + player + " not supported.";
 					}
@@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// VBM file format: http://code.google.com/p/vba-rerecording/wiki/VBM
 		private static BkmMovie ImportVbm(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			var m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			var fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			var r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -2585,7 +2585,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				}
 
 				// TODO: Handle the other buttons.
-				if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+				if (warningMsg == "")
 				{
 					for (int button = 0; button < other.Length; button++)
 					{
@@ -2617,7 +2617,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// VMV file format: http://tasvideos.org/VMV.html
 		private static BkmMovie ImportVmv(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -2768,7 +2768,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						if (controllerState == 0xF0)
 						{
 							ushort command = r.ReadUInt16();
-							string commandName = string.Empty;
+							string commandName = "";
 							if ((command & 0xFF00) == 0)
 							{
 								switch (command & 0x00FF)
@@ -2815,7 +2815,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								commandName = "NESCMD_EXCONTROLLER, " + (command & 0xFF00);
 							}
 
-							if (commandName != string.Empty && warningMsg == string.Empty)
+							if (commandName != "" && warningMsg == "")
 							{
 								warningMsg = "Unable to run command \"" + commandName + "\".";
 							}
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 							uint dwdata = r.ReadUInt32();
 
 							// TODO: Make a clearer warning message.
-							if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+							if (warningMsg == "")
 							{
 								warningMsg = "Unable to run SetSyncExData(" + dwdata + ").";
 							}
@@ -2857,7 +2857,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// ZMV file format: http://tasvideos.org/ZMV.html
 		private static BkmMovie ImportZmv(string path, out string errorMsg, out string warningMsg)
 		{
-			errorMsg = warningMsg = string.Empty;
+			errorMsg = warningMsg = "";
 			BkmMovie m = new BkmMovie(path);
 			FileStream fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
 			BinaryReader r = new BinaryReader(fs);
@@ -2925,7 +2925,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				 bit 0: super scope in second port
 			*/
 			byte controllerFlags = r.ReadByte();
-			string peripheral = string.Empty;
+			string peripheral = "";
 			bool superScope = (controllerFlags & 0x1) != 0;
 			if (superScope)
 			{
@@ -2934,19 +2934,19 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 			controllerFlags >>= 1;
 			bool secondMouse = (controllerFlags & 0x1) != 0;
-			if (secondMouse && peripheral == string.Empty)
+			if (secondMouse && peripheral == "")
 			{
 				peripheral = "Second Mouse";
 			}
 
 			controllerFlags >>= 1;
 			bool firstMouse = (controllerFlags & 0x1) != 0;
-			if (firstMouse && peripheral == string.Empty)
+			if (firstMouse && peripheral == "")
 			{
 				peripheral = "First Mouse";
 			}
 
-			if (peripheral != string.Empty)
+			if (peripheral != "")
 			{
 				warningMsg = "Unable to import " + peripheral + ".";
 			}
@@ -3159,7 +3159,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 									}
 								}
 							}
-							else if (warningMsg == string.Empty)
+							else if (warningMsg == "")
 							{
 								warningMsg = "Controller " + player + " not supported.";
 							}

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.IO.cs

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 				bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.Input, true, delegate(TextReader tr) // Note: ExtractInputLog will clear Lag and State data potentially, this must come before loading those
 				{
-					var errorMessage = string.Empty;
+					var errorMessage = "";
 					IsCountingRerecords = false;
 					ExtractInputLog(tr, out errorMessage);
 					IsCountingRerecords = true;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 				if (GetClientSettingsOnLoad != null)
 				{
-					string clientSettings = string.Empty;
+					string clientSettings = "";
 					bl.GetLump(BinaryStateLump.ClientSettings, false, delegate(TextReader tr)
 					{
 						string line;

BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasMovie.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		public const string DefaultProjectName = "default";
 		public BackgroundWorker _progressReportWorker = null;
 		public bool LastPositionStable = true;
-		public string NewBranchText = string.Empty;
+		public string NewBranchText = "";
 		public readonly IStringLog VerificationLog = StringLogUtil.MakeStringLog(); // For movies that do not begin with power-on, this is the input required to get into the initial state
 		public readonly TasBranchCollection Branches = new TasBranchCollection();
 		public readonly TasSession Session;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			{
 				return adapter.IsPressed(buttonName) ?
 					Mnemonics[buttonName].ToString() :
-					string.Empty;
+					"";
 			}
 
 			if (adapter.Definition.FloatControls.Contains(buttonName))
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// TODO: this is 99% copy pasting of bad code
 		public override bool ExtractInputLog(TextReader reader, out string errorMessage)
 		{
-			errorMessage = string.Empty;
+			errorMessage = "";
 			int? stateFrame = null;
 
 			var newLog = new List<string>();

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Cheat.cs

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public char TypeAsChar => _watch.TypeAsChar;
 
-		public string Name => IsSeparator ? string.Empty : _watch.Notes;
+		public string Name => IsSeparator ? "" : _watch.Notes;
 
 		public string AddressStr => _watch.AddressString;
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				{
 					default:
 					case WatchSize.Separator:
-						return string.Empty;
+						return "";
 					case WatchSize.Byte:
 						return (_watch as ByteWatch).FormatValue((byte)_val);
 					case WatchSize.Word:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					{
 						default:
 						case WatchSize.Separator:
-							return string.Empty;
+							return "";
 						case WatchSize.Byte:
 							return (_watch as ByteWatch).FormatValue((byte)_compare.Value);
 						case WatchSize.Word:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					}
 				}
 				
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/CheatList.cs

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 	public class CheatCollection : ICollection<Cheat>
 	{
 		private List<Cheat> _cheatList = new List<Cheat>();
-		private string _currentFileName = string.Empty;
+		private string _currentFileName = "";
-		private string _defaultFileName = string.Empty;
+		private string _defaultFileName = "";
 		private bool _changes;
 
 		public delegate void CheatListEventHandler(object sender, CheatListEventArgs e);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			}
 
 			_cheatList.Clear();
-			_currentFileName = string.Empty;
+			_currentFileName = "";
 			Changes = false;
 		}
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 								.Append(cheat.AddressStr).Append('\t')
 								.Append(cheat.ValueStr).Append('\t')
 								.Append(cheat.Compare?.ToString() ?? "N").Append('\t')
-								.Append(cheat.Domain != null ? cheat.Domain.Name : string.Empty).Append('\t')
+								.Append(cheat.Domain != null ? cheat.Domain.Name : "").Append('\t')
 								.Append(cheat.Enabled ? '1' : '0').Append('\t')
 								.Append(cheat.Name).Append('\t')
 								.Append(cheat.SizeAsChar).Append('\t')

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/RamSearchEngine.cs

@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						_settings.Size,
 						_settings.Type,
 						_settings.BigEndian,
-						string.Empty,
+						"",
 						0,
 						_watchList[index].Previous,
 						(_watchList[index] as IMiniWatchDetails).ChangeCount);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 						_settings.Size,
 						_settings.Type,
 						_settings.BigEndian,
-						string.Empty,
+						"",
 						0,
 						_watchList[index].Previous,
 						0);

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/ByteWatch.cs

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				string diff = string.Empty;
+				string diff = "";
 				int diffVal = _value - _previous;
 				if (diffVal > 0)
 				{

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/SeparatorWatch.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		/// Initialize a new separator instance
 		/// </summary>
 		internal SeparatorWatch()
-			: base(null, 0, WatchSize.Separator, DisplayType.Separator, true, string.Empty)
+			: base(null, 0, WatchSize.Separator, DisplayType.Separator, true, "")
 		{
 		}
 
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Ignore that stuff
 		/// </summary>
-		public override string ValueString => string.Empty;
+		public override string ValueString => "";
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Ignore that stuff
 		/// </summary>
-		public override string PreviousStr => string.Empty;
+		public override string PreviousStr => "";
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// TTransform the current instance into a displayable (short representation) string
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Ignore that stuff
 		/// </summary>
-		public override string Diff => string.Empty;
+		public override string Diff => "";
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Ignore that stuff

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/Watch.cs

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		/// <returns>New <see cref="Watch"/> instance. True type is depending of size parameter</returns>
 		public static Watch GenerateWatch(MemoryDomain domain, long address, WatchSize size, DisplayType type, bool bigEndian)
 		{
-			return GenerateWatch(domain, address, size, type, bigEndian, string.Empty, 0, 0, 0);
+			return GenerateWatch(domain, address, size, type, bigEndian, "", 0, 0, 0);
 		}
 
 		#region Operators
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			{
 				// LIAR logic
 				return (ushort)(Global.CheatList.GetCheatValue(_domain, _address, WatchSize.Word) ?? 0);
-			}
+			}
-
+
 			if (_domain.Size == 0)
 			{
 				return _domain.PeekUshort(_address, _bigEndian);
@@ -404,24 +404,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		protected void PokeWord(ushort val)
 		{
-			if (_domain.Size == 0)
+			if (_domain.Size == 0)
-			{
+			{
 				_domain.PokeUshort(_address, val, _bigEndian); // TODO: % size stil lisn't correct since it could be the last byte of the domain
 			}
-			else
+			else
-			{
+			{
 				_domain.PokeUshort(_address % _domain.Size, val, _bigEndian); // TODO: % size stil lisn't correct since it could be the last byte of the domain
 			}
 		}
 
 		protected void PokeDWord(uint val)
 		{
-			if (_domain.Size == 0)
+			if (_domain.Size == 0)
-			{
+			{
 				_domain.PokeUint(_address, val, _bigEndian); // TODO: % size stil lisn't correct since it could be the last byte of the domain
 			}
-			else
+			else
-			{
+			{
 				_domain.PokeUint(_address % _domain.Size, val, _bigEndian); // TODO: % size stil lisn't correct since it could be the last byte of the domain
 			}
 		}
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 					return "X" + (_domain.Size - 1).NumHexDigits();
 				}
 
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					return string.Empty;
+					return "";
 				}
 			}
 		}

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/WatchList/WatchList.cs

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		private IMemoryDomains _memoryDomains;
 
 		private List<Watch> _watchList = new List<Watch>(0);
-		private string _currentFilename = string.Empty;
+		private string _currentFilename = "";
 		private string _systemid;
 
 		#endregion
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			_watchList.Clear();
 			Changes = false;
-			_currentFilename = string.Empty;
+			_currentFilename = "";
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>

BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/WordWatch.cs

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				string diff = string.Empty;
+				string diff = "";
 				int diffVal = _value - _previous;
 				if (diffVal > 0)
 				{

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/SynclessRecordingTools.cs

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			//---- this is pretty crappy:
 			var lines = File.ReadAllLines(mSynclessConfigFile);
 
-			string framesdir = string.Empty;
+			string framesdir = "";
 			foreach (var line in lines)
 			{
 				int idx = line.IndexOf('=');

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/VideoWriterChooserForm.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			VideoWriterChooserForm dlg = new VideoWriterChooserForm
 			{
-				labelDescriptionBody = { Text = string.Empty }
+				labelDescriptionBody = { Text = "" }
 			};
 
 			int idx = 0;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			labelDescriptionBody.Text = listBox1.SelectedIndex != -1
 				? ((VideoWriterInfo)listBox1.SelectedItem).Attribs.Description
-				: string.Empty;
+				: "";
 		}
 
 		private void checkBoxResize_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizBoxInfoControl.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
 	public partial class BizBoxInfoControl : UserControl
 	{
-		private string url = string.Empty;
+		private string url = "";
 
 		public BizBoxInfoControl(CoreAttributes attributes)
 		{
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				CoreAuthorLabel.Visible = false;
 			}
 
-			CorePortedLabel.Text = attributes.Ported ? " (Ported)" : string.Empty;
+			CorePortedLabel.Text = attributes.Ported ? " (Ported)" : "";
 
 			if (!attributes.Ported)
 			{

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CoreFeatureAnalysis.cs

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			var ret = new TreeNode
 			{
-				Text = ci.CoreName + (ci.Released ? string.Empty : " (UNRELEASED)"),
+				Text = ci.CoreName + (ci.Released ? "" : " (UNRELEASED)"),
 				ForeColor = ci.Released ? Color.Black : Color.DarkGray
 			};
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					string img = "Unknown";
 					var coreNode = new TreeNode
 					{
-						Text = t.CoreAttributes.CoreName + (t.CoreAttributes.Released ? string.Empty : " (UNRELEASED)"),
+						Text = t.CoreAttributes.CoreName + (t.CoreAttributes.Released ? "" : " (UNRELEASED)"),
 						ForeColor = t.CoreAttributes.Released ? Color.Black : Color.DarkGray,
 						ImageKey = img,
 						SelectedImageKey = img,

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/HexTextBox.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 	public class HexTextBox : TextBox, INumberBox
 	{
-		private string _addressFormatStr = string.Empty;
+		private string _addressFormatStr = "";
 		private long? _maxSize;
 		private bool _nullable = true;
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public override void ResetText()
 		{
-			Text = _nullable ? string.Empty : string.Format(_addressFormatStr, 0);
+			Text = _nullable ? "" : string.Format(_addressFormatStr, 0);
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs e)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public void SetFromRawInt(int? val)
 		{
-			Text = val.HasValue ? string.Format(_addressFormatStr, val) : string.Empty;
+			Text = val.HasValue ? string.Format(_addressFormatStr, val) : "";
 		}
 
 		public void SetFromLong(long val)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public override void ResetText()
 		{
-			Text = _nullable ? string.Empty : "0";
+			Text = _nullable ? "" : "0";
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public void SetFromRawInt(int? val)
 		{
-			Text = val.HasValue ? val.ToString() : string.Empty;
+			Text = val.HasValue ? val.ToString() : "";
 		}
 	}
 }

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/CustomControls/TasListView.cs

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void CalculatePointedCell(int x, int y)
 		{
 			int? newRow;
-			string newColumn = String.Empty;
+			string newColumn = "";
 
 			var accumulator = 0;
 			foreach (ColumnHeader column in Columns)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		protected override void OnMouseLeave(EventArgs e)
 		{
-			_currentPointedCell.Column = String.Empty;
+			_currentPointedCell.Column = "";
 			_currentPointedCell.RowIndex = null;
 			IsPaintDown = false;
 			base.OnMouseLeave(e);

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		public string InputStrOrAll()
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return lg.GenerateInputDisplay();
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		public string MakeRerecordCount()
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return Global.MovieSession.Movie.Rerecords.ToString();
 			}
 			
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		private void DrawOsdMessage(IBlitter g, string message, Color color, float x, float y)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/ControlExtensions.cs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.WinFormExtensions
 					var column = new ColumnHeader
 					{
 						Name = columnName,
-						Text = columnName.Replace("Column", string.Empty),
+						Text = columnName.Replace("Column", ""),
 						Width = columnWidth,
 					};
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.WinFormExtensions
 					var lsstViewColumn = new ColumnHeader
 					{
 						Name = column.Name,
-						Text = column.Name.Replace("Column", string.Empty),
+						Text = column.Name.Replace("Column", ""),
 						Width = column.Width,
 						DisplayIndex = column.Index
 					};
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.WinFormExtensions
 				var menuItem = new ToolStripMenuItem
 				{
 					Name = column.Name,
-					Text = column.Name.Replace("Column", string.Empty)
+					Text = column.Name.Replace("Column", "")
 				};
 
 				menuItem.Click += (o, ev) =>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.WinFormExtensions
 			var indexes = listViewControl.SelectedIndices;
 			if (indexes.Count <= 0)
 			{
-				return String.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 
 			var sb = new StringBuilder();

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Extensions/CoreExtensions.cs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.CoreExtensions
 		{
 			var attributes = core.Attributes();
 
-			var str = (!attributes.Released ? "(Experimental) " : string.Empty) +
+			var str = (!attributes.Released ? "(Experimental) " : "") +
 				attributes.CoreName;
 
 			if (core is LibsnesCore)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/FileLoader.cs

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			foreach (string file in fileList)
 			{
-				var ext = Path.GetExtension(file).ToUpper() ?? String.Empty;
+				var ext = Path.GetExtension(file).ToUpper() ?? "";
 				FileInformation fileInformation = new FileInformation(Path.GetDirectoryName(file), Path.GetFileName(file), archive);
 
 				switch (ext)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs

@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return;
 			}
 
-			var ext = Path.GetExtension(filePaths[0]) ?? string.Empty;
+			var ext = Path.GetExtension(filePaths[0]) ?? "";
 			if (ext.ToUpper() == ".LUASES")
 			{
 				OpenLuaConsole();

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs

@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				CheatStatusButton.ToolTipText = string.Empty;
+				CheatStatusButton.ToolTipText = "";
 				CheatStatusButton.Image = Properties.Resources.Blank;
 				CheatStatusButton.Visible = false;
 			}
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public void UpdateDumpIcon()
 		{
 			DumpStatusButton.Image = Properties.Resources.Blank;
-			DumpStatusButton.ToolTipText = string.Empty;
+			DumpStatusButton.ToolTipText = "";
 
 			if (Emulator.IsNull())
 			{
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void HandlePlatformMenus()
 		{
-			var system = string.Empty;
+			var system = "";
 			if (!Global.Game.IsNullInstance)
 			{
 				//New Code
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				PauseStatusButton.Image = Properties.Resources.Blank;
 				PauseStatusButton.Visible = false;
-				PauseStatusButton.ToolTipText = string.Empty;
+				PauseStatusButton.ToolTipText = "";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			CoreNameStatusBarButton.Text = Emulator.DisplayName();
 			CoreNameStatusBarButton.Image = Emulator.Icon();
-			CoreNameStatusBarButton.ToolTipText = attributes.Ported ? "(ported) " : string.Empty;
+			CoreNameStatusBarButton.ToolTipText = attributes.Ported ? "(ported) " : "";
 		}
 
 		#endregion
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_currAviWriter = null;
 			GlobalWin.OSD.AddMessage("A/V capture aborted");
 			AVIStatusLabel.Image = Properties.Resources.Blank;
-			AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = string.Empty;
+			AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = "";
 			AVIStatusLabel.Visible = false;
 			_aviSoundInputAsync = null;
 			_dumpProxy = null; // return to normal sound output
@@ -3191,7 +3191,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			_currAviWriter = null;
 			GlobalWin.OSD.AddMessage("A/V capture stopped");
 			AVIStatusLabel.Image = Properties.Resources.Blank;
-			AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = string.Empty;
+			AVIStatusLabel.ToolTipText = "";
 			AVIStatusLabel.Visible = false;
 			_aviSoundInputAsync = null;
 			_dumpProxy = null; // return to normal sound output
@@ -3702,7 +3702,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				GlobalWin.Tools.Restart();
 				RewireSound();
-				Text = "BizHawk" + (VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild ? " (interim) " : string.Empty);
+				Text = "BizHawk" + (VersionInfo.DeveloperBuild ? " (interim) " : "");
 				HandlePlatformMenus();
 				_stateSlots.Clear();
 				UpdateDumpIcon();

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/PlatformChooser.cs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void OkBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			var selectedValue = SelectedRadio != null ? SelectedRadio.Text : string.Empty;
+			var selectedValue = SelectedRadio != null ? SelectedRadio.Text : "";
 			PlatformChoice = AvailableSystems.FirstOrDefault(x => x.FullName == selectedValue).SystemId;
 
 			if (AlwaysCheckbox.Checked)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/ControllerConfig.cs

@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			IDictionary<string, Dictionary<string, string>> autofire,
 			IDictionary<string, Dictionary<string, Config.AnalogBind>> analog)
 		{
-			LoadToPanel(NormalControlsTab, _theDefinition.Name, _theDefinition.BoolButtons, _theDefinition.CategoryLabels, normal, string.Empty, CreateNormalPanel);
+			LoadToPanel(NormalControlsTab, _theDefinition.Name, _theDefinition.BoolButtons, _theDefinition.CategoryLabels, normal, "", CreateNormalPanel);
-			LoadToPanel(AutofireControlsTab, _theDefinition.Name, _theDefinition.BoolButtons, _theDefinition.CategoryLabels, autofire, string.Empty, CreateNormalPanel);
+			LoadToPanel(AutofireControlsTab, _theDefinition.Name, _theDefinition.BoolButtons, _theDefinition.CategoryLabels, autofire, "", CreateNormalPanel);
-			LoadToPanel(AnalogControlsTab, _theDefinition.Name, _theDefinition.FloatControls, _theDefinition.CategoryLabels, analog, new Config.AnalogBind(string.Empty, 1.0f, 0.1f), CreateAnalogPanel);
+			LoadToPanel(AnalogControlsTab, _theDefinition.Name, _theDefinition.FloatControls, _theDefinition.CategoryLabels, analog, new Config.AnalogBind("", 1.0f, 0.1f), CreateAnalogPanel);
 
 			if (AnalogControlsTab.Controls.Count == 0)
 			{

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/FileExtensionPreferencesPicker.cs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						.FirstOrDefault(x => x.SystemId == PlatformDropdown.SelectedItem.ToString()).FullName;
 				}
 
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				foreach (var val in dispVals)
 				{
-					yield return AvailableSystems.FirstOrDefault(x => x.FullName == val).SystemId ?? string.Empty;
+					yield return AvailableSystems.FirstOrDefault(x => x.FullName == val).SystemId ?? "";
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				var selectedItem = PlatformDropdown.Items
 					.OfType<string>()
-					.FirstOrDefault(item => item == (selectedSystem != null ? selectedSystem.FullName : string.Empty));
+					.FirstOrDefault(item => item == (selectedSystem != null ? selectedSystem.FullName : ""));
 
 				if (selectedItem != null)
 				{

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/InputWidget.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private readonly Timer _timer = new Timer();
 		private readonly List<string> _bindings = new List<string>();
 	
-		private string _wasPressed = string.Empty;
+		private string _wasPressed = "";
 
 		public InputCompositeWidget CompositeWidget;
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public void EraseMappings()
 		{
 			ClearBindings();
-			Text = string.Empty;
+			Text = "";
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				base.OnKeyUp(e);
 			}
 
-			_wasPressed = string.Empty;
+			_wasPressed = "";
 		}
 
 		protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/N64/N64VideoPluginconfig.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 											"1380 x 768"
 										};
 
-		private string previousPluginSelection = string.Empty;
+		private string previousPluginSelection = "";
 		private bool programmaticallyChangingPluginComboBox = false;
 
 		public N64VideoPluginconfig()

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/config/PathConfig.cs

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 					var btn = new Button
 					{
-						Text = string.Empty,
+						Text = "",
 						Image = Properties.Resources.OpenFile,
 						Location = new Point(widgetOffset, _y + buttonOffsetY),
 						Size = new Size(buttonWidth, buttonHeight),
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						var firmwareButton = new Button
 						{
 							Name = "Global",
-							Text = String.Empty,
+							Text = "",
 							Image = Properties.Resources.Help,
 							Location = new Point(UIHelper.ScaleX(115), _y + buttonOffsetY),
 							Size = new Size(buttonWidth, buttonHeight),

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/EditCommentsForm.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public EditCommentsForm()
 		{
 			InitializeComponent();
-			_lastHeaderClicked = string.Empty;
+			_lastHeaderClicked = "";
 			_sortReverse = false;
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/MovieDetails.cs

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public MovieDetails()
 		{
-			Keys = string.Empty;
+			Keys = "";
-			Values = string.Empty;
+			Values = "";
 			BackgroundColor = Color.White;
 		}
 	}

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/movie/PlayMovie.cs

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			MovieView.QueryItemText += MovieView_QueryItemText;
 			MovieView.VirtualMode = true;
 			_sortReverse = false;
-			_sortedCol = string.Empty;
+			_sortedCol = "";
 
 			_sortDetailsReverse = false;
-			_sortedDetailsCol = string.Empty;
+			_sortedDetailsCol = "";
 		}
 
 		private void PlayMovie_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void MovieView_QueryItemText(int index, int column, out string text)
 		{
-			text = string.Empty;
+			text = "";
 			if (column == 0) // File
 			{
 				text = Path.GetFileName(_movieList[index].Filename);
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 
 				_sortReverse = false;
-				_sortedCol = string.Empty;
+				_sortedCol = "";
 
 				return index;
 			}
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			MovieView.Refresh();
 			MovieCount.Text = _movieList.Count + " movie"
-				+ (_movieList.Count != 1 ? "s" : string.Empty);
+				+ (_movieList.Count != 1 ? "s" : "");
 		}
 
 		private void PreHighlightMovie()
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void MovieView_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			toolTip1.SetToolTip(DetailsView, string.Empty);
+			toolTip1.SetToolTip(DetailsView, "");
 			DetailsView.Items.Clear();
 			if (MovieView.SelectedIndices.Count < 1)
 			{

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/BasicBot/BasicBot.cs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 	{
 		private const string DialogTitle = "Basic Bot";
 
-		private string _currentFileName = string.Empty;
+		private string _currentFileName = "";
 
 		private string CurrentFileName
 		{
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private BotAttempt _comparisonBotAttempt = null;
 		private bool _replayMode = false;
 		private int _startFrame = 0;
-		private string _lastRom = string.Empty;
+		private string _lastRom = "";
 
 		private bool _dontUpdateValues = false;
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				return StartFromSlotBox.SelectedItem != null 
 					? StartFromSlotBox.SelectedItem.ToString()
-					: string.Empty;
+					: "";
 			}
 
 			set
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void NewMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			CurrentFileName = string.Empty;
+			CurrentFileName = "";
 			_bestBotAttempt = null;
 
 			ControlProbabilityPanel.Controls
@@ -1021,12 +1021,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			else
 			{
 				ClearBestButton.Enabled = false;
-				BestAttemptNumberLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+				BestAttemptNumberLabel.Text = "";
-				BestMaximizeBox.Text = string.Empty;
+				BestMaximizeBox.Text = "";
-				BestTieBreak1Box.Text = string.Empty;
+				BestTieBreak1Box.Text = "";
-				BestTieBreak2Box.Text = string.Empty;
+				BestTieBreak2Box.Text = "";
-				BestTieBreak3Box.Text = string.Empty;
+				BestTieBreak3Box.Text = "";
-				BestAttemptLogLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+				BestAttemptLogLabel.Text = "";
 				PlayBestButton.Enabled = false;
 			}
 		}

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/CheatEdit.cs

@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			ValueHexIndLabel.Text =
 				CompareHexIndLabel.Text =
-				_cheat.Type == DisplayType.Hex ? HexInd : string.Empty;
+				_cheat.Type == DisplayType.Hex ? HexInd : "";
 
 			BigEndianCheckBox.Checked = _cheat.BigEndian.Value;
 
 			NameBox.Text = _cheat.Name;
 			AddressBox.Text = _cheat.AddressStr;
 			ValueBox.Text = _cheat.ValueStr;
-			CompareBox.Text = _cheat.Compare.HasValue ? _cheat.CompareStr : String.Empty;
+			CompareBox.Text = _cheat.Compare.HasValue ? _cheat.CompareStr : "";
 
 			if (_cheat.ComparisonType.Equals(Cheat.COMPARISONTYPE.NONE))
 			{
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			CheckFormState();
 			if (!_cheat.Compare.HasValue)
 			{
-				CompareBox.Text = String.Empty; // Necessary hack until WatchValueBox.ToRawInt() becomes nullable
+				CompareBox.Text = ""; // Necessary hack until WatchValueBox.ToRawInt() becomes nullable
 			}
 
 			_loading = false;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			SetSizeSelected(WatchSize.Byte);
 			PopulateTypeDropdown();
 
-			NameBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			NameBox.Text = "";
 
 			if (MemoryDomains != null)
 			{
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			SetTypeSelected(DisplayType.Hex);
 
 			CheckFormState();
-			CompareBox.Text = string.Empty; // TODO: A needed hack until WatchValueBox.ToRawInt() becomes nullable
+			CompareBox.Text = ""; // TODO: A needed hack until WatchValueBox.ToRawInt() becomes nullable
 			_loading = false;
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Cheats/Cheats.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private int _defaultWidth;
 		private int _defaultHeight;
-		private string _sortedColumn = string.Empty;
+		private string _sortedColumn = "";
 		private bool _sortReverse;
 
 		public Cheats()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			CheatListView.QueryItemBkColor += CheatListView_QueryItemBkColor;
 			CheatListView.VirtualMode = true;
 
-			_sortedColumn = string.Empty;
+			_sortedColumn = "";
 			_sortReverse = false;
 		}
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			MessageLabel.Text = saved 
 				? Path.GetFileName(Global.CheatList.CurrentFileName) + " saved."
-				: Path.GetFileName(Global.CheatList.CurrentFileName) + (Global.CheatList.Changes ? " *" : string.Empty);
+				: Path.GetFileName(Global.CheatList.CurrentFileName) + (Global.CheatList.Changes ? " *" : "");
 		}
 
 		public bool AskSaveChanges()
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void CheatListView_QueryItemText(int index, int column, out string text)
 		{
-			text = string.Empty;
+			text = "";
 			if (index >= Global.CheatList.Count || Global.CheatList[index].IsSeparator)
 			{
 				return;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					text = Global.CheatList[index].CompareStr;
 					break;
 				case ON:
-					text = Global.CheatList[index].Enabled ? "*" : string.Empty;
+					text = Global.CheatList[index].Enabled ? "*" : "";
 					break;
 				case DOMAIN:
 					text = Global.CheatList[index].Domain.Name;

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Debugger/BreakpointControl.cs

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.tools.Debugger
 
 		private void BreakPointView_QueryItemText(int index, int column, out string text)
 		{
-			text = string.Empty;
+			text = "";
 			switch (column)
 			{
 				case 0:

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Debugger/GenericDebugger.cs

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			else
 			{
 				SeekToBox.Nullable = true;
-				SeekToBox.Text = string.Empty;
+				SeekToBox.Text = "";
 			}
 
 			StepIntoMenuItem.Enabled = StepIntoBtn.Enabled = CanStepInto;

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Debugger/RegisterBoxControl.cs

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						{
 							try
 							{
-								if (t.Text != String.Empty)
+								if (t.Text != "")
 								{
 									Core.SetCpuRegister(t.Name, int.Parse(t.Text, System.Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber));
 								}		

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/GB/GBGameGenie.cs

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private string GBGGEncode(int val, int add, int cmp)
 		{
 			char[] letters = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F' };
-			string code = string.Empty;
+			string code = "";
 			int[] num = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 			num[0] = (val & 0xF0) >> 4;
 			num[1] = val & 0x0F;
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void ClearButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			AddressBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			AddressBox.Text = "";
-			ValueBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			ValueBox.Text = "";
-			CompareBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			CompareBox.Text = "";
-			GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 			addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 		}
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// remove invalid character when pasted
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(CompareBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					CompareBox.Text = Regex.Replace(CompareBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					CompareBox.Text = Regex.Replace(CompareBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if ((CompareBox.Text.Length == 2) || (CompareBox.Text.Length == 0))
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+						GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 						addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 					}
 				}
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// remove invalid character when pasted
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					ValueBox.Text = Regex.Replace(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					ValueBox.Text = Regex.Replace(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if ((AddressBox.Text.Length > 0) || (ValueBox.Text.Length > 0))
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 					addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				_processing = true;
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					AddressBox.Text = Regex.Replace(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					AddressBox.Text = Regex.Replace(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if ((AddressBox.Text.Length > 0) || (ValueBox.Text.Length > 0))
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 					addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Length < 9)
 			{
-				var code = string.Empty;
+				var code = "";
 
 				if (sender == B0) { code = "0"; }
 				else if (sender == B1) { code = "1"; }
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// insert REGEX Remove non HEXA char
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(GGCodeMaskBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = Regex.Replace(GGCodeMaskBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = Regex.Replace(GGCodeMaskBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if (GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Length > 0)
@@ -472,16 +472,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						CompareBox.Text = string.Empty;
+						CompareBox.Text = "";
 					}
 
 					addcheatbt.Enabled = true;
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					AddressBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					AddressBox.Text = "";
-					ValueBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					ValueBox.Text = "";
-					CompareBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					CompareBox.Text = "";
 					addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 				}
 

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Genesis/GenGameGenie.cs

@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				_processing = true;
 
 				// remove Invalid I O Q P if pasted
-				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("I", string.Empty);
+				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("I", "");
-				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("O", string.Empty);
+				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("O", "");
-				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("Q", string.Empty);
+				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("Q", "");
-				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("U", string.Empty);
+				GGCodeMaskBox.Text = GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Replace("U", "");
 
 				if (GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Length > 0)
 				{
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					AddressBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					AddressBox.Text = "";
-					ValueBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					ValueBox.Text = "";
 					AddCheatButton.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				_processing = true;
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					AddressBox.Text = Regex.Replace(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					AddressBox.Text = Regex.Replace(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if ((AddressBox.Text.Length > 0) || (ValueBox.Text.Length > 0))
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 					AddCheatButton.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// remove invalid character when pasted
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					ValueBox.Text = Regex.Replace(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					ValueBox.Text = Regex.Replace(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if ((AddressBox.Text.Length > 0) || (ValueBox.Text.Length > 0))
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 					AddCheatButton.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void ClearButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			AddressBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			AddressBox.Text = "";
-			ValueBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			ValueBox.Text = "";
-			GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 			AddCheatButton.Enabled = false;
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexEditor.cs

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private long _row;
 		private long _addr;
-		private string _findStr = string.Empty;
+		private string _findStr = "";
 		private bool _mouseIsDown;
 		private byte[] _rom;
 		private MemoryDomain _romDomain;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			// Do nothing
 		}
 
-		private string _lastRom = string.Empty;
+		private string _lastRom = "";
 
 		public void Restart()
 		{
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			long found = -1;
 
-			var search = value.Replace(" ", string.Empty).ToUpper();
+			var search = value.Replace(" ", "").ToUpper();
 			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(search))
 			{
 				return;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			long found = -1;
 
-			var search = value.Replace(" ", string.Empty).ToUpper();
+			var search = value.Replace(" ", "").ToUpper();
 			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(search))
 			{
 				return;
@@ -755,11 +755,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				default:
 				case 1:										
-					return Watch.GenerateWatch(_domain, address, WatchSize.Byte, Client.Common.DisplayType.Hex, BigEndian, string.Empty);
+					return Watch.GenerateWatch(_domain, address, WatchSize.Byte, Client.Common.DisplayType.Hex, BigEndian, "");
 				case 2:
-					return Watch.GenerateWatch(_domain, address, WatchSize.Word, Client.Common.DisplayType.Hex, BigEndian, string.Empty);
+					return Watch.GenerateWatch(_domain, address, WatchSize.Word, Client.Common.DisplayType.Hex, BigEndian, "");
 				case 4:
-					return Watch.GenerateWatch(_domain, address, WatchSize.DWord, Client.Common.DisplayType.Hex, BigEndian, string.Empty);
+					return Watch.GenerateWatch(_domain, address, WatchSize.DWord, Client.Common.DisplayType.Hex, BigEndian, "");
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			var result = sfd.ShowHawkDialog();
 
-			return result == DialogResult.OK ? sfd.FileName : string.Empty;
+			return result == DialogResult.OK ? sfd.FileName : "";
 		}
 
 		private string GetSaveFileFromUser()
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			var result = sfd.ShowHawkDialog();
 
-			return result == DialogResult.OK ? sfd.FileName : string.Empty;
+			return result == DialogResult.OK ? sfd.FileName : "";
 		}
 
 		private void ResetScrollBar()
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private string MakeNibbles()
 		{
-			var str = string.Empty;
+			var str = "";
 			for (var x = 0; x < (DataSize * 2); x++)
 			{
 				if (_nibbles[x] != 'G')
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return string.Format(_digitFormatString, MakeValue(address)).Trim();
 			}
 			
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		private string GetFindValues()
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return _secondaryHighlightedAddresses.Aggregate(values, (current, x) => current + ValueString(x));
 			}
 			
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		private void HighlightSecondaries(string value, long found)
@@ -2305,7 +2305,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					else
 					{
 						_secondaryHighlightedAddresses.Clear();
-						_findStr = string.Empty;
+						_findStr = "";
 						SetHighlighted(pointedAddress);
 					}
 

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/HexEditor/HexFind.cs

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public string InitialValue
 		{
 			get { return FindBox.Text; }
-			set { FindBox.Text = value ?? string.Empty; }
+			set { FindBox.Text = value ?? ""; }
 		}
 
 		private void HexFind_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(FindBox.Text))
 			{
-				return string.Empty;
+				return "";
 			}
 			
 			if (HexRadio.Checked)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/InputPrompt.cs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			set
 			{
-				PromptLabel.Text = value ?? string.Empty;
+				PromptLabel.Text = value ?? "";
 				Height += PromptLabel.Font.Height * Message.Count(x => x == '\n');
 			}
 		}
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public string InitialValue
 		{
 			get { return PromptBox.Text; }
-			set { PromptBox.Text = value ?? string.Empty; }
+			set { PromptBox.Text = value ?? ""; }
 		}
 
 		public string PromptText
 		{
-			get { return PromptBox.Text ?? string.Empty; }
+			get { return PromptBox.Text ?? ""; }
 		}
 
 		private void InputPrompt_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Console.cs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		)]
 		public static void Write(params object[] outputs)
 		{
-			LogWithSeparator(string.Empty, string.Empty, outputs);
+			LogWithSeparator("", "", outputs);
 		}
 
 		// Outputs the given object to the output box on the Lua Console dialog. Note: Can accept a LuaTable

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Forms.cs

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private static void SetText(Control control, string caption)
 		{
-			control.Text = caption ?? string.Empty;
+			control.Text = caption ?? "";
 		}
 
 		#endregion
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				ConsoleLuaLibrary.Log(ex.Message);
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				ConsoleLuaLibrary.Log(ex.Message);
 			}
 
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				return openFileDialog1.FileName;
 			}
 			
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Tastudio.cs

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 			}
 			
-			return string.Empty;
+			return "";
 		}
 
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			Settings = new LuaConsoleSettings();
 			_sortReverse = false;
-			_lastColumnSorted = string.Empty;
+			_lastColumnSorted = "";
 			_luaList = new LuaFileList
 			{
 				ChangedCallback = SessionChangedCallback,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (LuaAlreadyInSession(processedPath) == false)
 			{
-				var luaFile = new LuaFile(string.Empty, processedPath);
+				var luaFile = new LuaFile("", processedPath);
 
 				_luaList.Add(luaFile);
 				LuaListView.ItemCount = _luaList.Count;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void SessionChangedCallback()
 		{
 			OutputMessages.Text =
-				(_luaList.Changes ? "* " : string.Empty) +
+				(_luaList.Changes ? "* " : "") +
 				Path.GetFileName(_luaList.Filename);
 		}
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void LuaListView_QueryItemText(int index, int column, out string text)
 		{
-			text = string.Empty;
+			text = "";
 			if (column == 0)
 			{
 				text = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(_luaList[index].Path); // TODO: how about allow the user to name scripts?
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (path.StartsWith(".\\"))
 			{
-				return path.Replace(".\\", string.Empty);
+				return path.Replace(".\\", "");
 			}
 
 			return path;
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void UpdateNumberOfScripts()
 		{
-			var message = string.Empty;
+			var message = "";
 			var total = SelectedFiles.Count();
 			var active = _luaList.Count(file => file.Enabled);
 			var paused = _luaList.Count(file => file.Enabled && file.Paused);
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			OutputBox.Invoke(() =>
 			{
-				OutputBox.Text = string.Empty;
+				OutputBox.Text = "";
 				OutputBox.Refresh();
 			});
 		}
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			for (var i = 0; i < _luaList.Count; i++)
 			{
 				_luaList[i] = luaListTemp[i];
-				_luaList[i].Name = string.Empty;
+				_luaList[i].Name = "";
 			}
 
 			UpdateDialog();

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaFunctionsForm.cs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void FunctionView_QueryItemText(int index, int column, out string text)
 		{
-			text = string.Empty;
+			text = "";
 
 			try
 			{

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/MultiDiskBundler/MultiDiskBundler.cs

@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private static string ConvertToTag(string name)
 		{
-			return new Regex("[^A-Za-z0-9]").Replace(name, string.Empty);
+			return new Regex("[^A-Za-z0-9]").Replace(name, "");
 		}
 
 		private void NameBox_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void BrowseBtn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			string filename = string.Empty;
+			string filename = "";
 			string initialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.PathEntries.MultiDiskBundlesFragment, "Global_NULL");
 
 			if (!Global.Game.IsNullInstance)

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/NESGameGenie.cs

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			AddressBox.Text =
 				CompareBox.Text =
 				ValueBox.Text =
-				string.Empty;
+				"";
 
 			AddCheat.Enabled = false;
 		}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void ClearButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			ClearProperties();
-			GameGenieCode.Text = string.Empty;
+			GameGenieCode.Text = "";
 			Encoding.Checked = false;
 		}
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (GameGenieCode.Text.Length < 8)
 			{
-				var code = string.Empty;
+				var code = "";
 				if (sender == A) code = "A";
 				if (sender == P) code += "P";
 				if (sender == Z) code += "Z";

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/NESNameTableViewer.cs

@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void NameTableView_MouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			XYLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+			XYLabel.Text = "";
-			PPUAddressLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+			PPUAddressLabel.Text = "";
-			TileIDLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+			TileIDLabel.Text = "";
-			TableLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+			TableLabel.Text = "";
-			PaletteLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+			PaletteLabel.Text = "";
 		}
 
 		#endregion

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/NES/NESPPU.cs

@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void ClearDetails()
 		{
 			DetailsBox.Text = "Details";
-			AddressLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+			AddressLabel.Text = "";
-			ValueLabel.Text = string.Empty;
+			ValueLabel.Text = "";
-			Value2Label.Text = string.Empty;
+			Value2Label.Text = "";
-			Value3Label.Text = string.Empty;
+			Value3Label.Text = "";
-			Value4Label.Text = string.Empty;
+			Value4Label.Text = "";
-			Value5Label.Text = string.Empty;
+			Value5Label.Text = "";
 			ZoomBox.Image = _zoomBoxDefaultImage;
 		}
 

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/SNES/SNESGameGenie.cs

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			// maps to|     Value     |i|j|k|l|q|r|s|t|o|p|a|b|c|d|u|v|w|x|e|f|g|h|m|n|
 			// order  |     Value     |a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h|i|j|k|l|m|n|o|p|q|r|s|t|u|v|w|x|
 			char[] letters = { 'D', 'F', '4', '7', '0', '9', '1', '5', '6', 'B', 'C', '8', 'A', '2', '3', 'E' };
-			var code = string.Empty;
+			var code = "";
 			int[] num = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 			num[0] = (val & 0xF0) >> 4;
 			num[1] = val & 0x0F;
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void ClearButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			AddressBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			AddressBox.Text = "";
-			ValueBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			ValueBox.Text = "";
-			GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+			GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 			addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 		}
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				_processing = true;
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					AddressBox.Text = Regex.Replace(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					AddressBox.Text = Regex.Replace(AddressBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(AddressBox.Text) || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ValueBox.Text))
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 					addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// remove invalid character when pasted
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					ValueBox.Text = Regex.Replace(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					ValueBox.Text = Regex.Replace(ValueBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if ((AddressBox.Text.Length > 0) || (ValueBox.Text.Length > 0))
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = "";
 					addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				// insert REGEX Remove non HEXA char
 				if (Regex.IsMatch(GGCodeMaskBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]"))
 				{
-					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = Regex.Replace(GGCodeMaskBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", string.Empty);
+					GGCodeMaskBox.Text = Regex.Replace(GGCodeMaskBox.Text, @"[^a-fA-F0-9]", "");
 				}
 
 				if (GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Length > 0)
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					AddressBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					AddressBox.Text = "";
-					ValueBox.Text = string.Empty;
+					ValueBox.Text = "";
 					addcheatbt.Enabled = false;
 				}
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (GGCodeMaskBox.Text.Length < 8)
 			{
-				var code = string.Empty;
+				var code = "";
 				if (sender == B0) code = "0";
 				if (sender == B1) code = "1";
 				if (sender == B2) code = "2";

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/BookmarksBranchesBox.cs

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void QueryItemText(int index, InputRoll.RollColumn column, out string text, ref int offsetX, ref int offsetY)
 		{
-			text = string.Empty;
+			text = "";
 
 			if (index >= Movie.BranchCount)
 			{

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.ListView.cs

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 	public partial class TAStudio
 	{
 		// Input Painting
-		private string _startBoolDrawColumn = string.Empty;
+		private string _startBoolDrawColumn = "";
-		private string _startFloatDrawColumn = string.Empty;
+		private string _startFloatDrawColumn = "";
 		private bool _boolPaintState;
 		private float _floatPaintState;
 		private float _floatBackupState;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private bool _supressContextMenu;
 
 		// Editing analog input
-		private string _floatEditColumn = string.Empty;
+		private string _floatEditColumn = "";
 		private int _floatEditRow = -1;
 		private string _floatTypedValue;
 		private int _floatEditYPos = -1;
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			try
 			{
-				text = string.Empty;
+				text = "";
 				var columnName = column.Name;
 
 				if (columnName == CursorColumnName)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
 			{
-				text = string.Empty;
+				text = "";
 				MessageBox.Show("oops\n" + ex);
 			}
 		}
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			_startCursorDrag = false;
 			_startSelectionDrag = false;
-			_startBoolDrawColumn = string.Empty;
+			_startBoolDrawColumn = "";
-			_startFloatDrawColumn = string.Empty;
+			_startFloatDrawColumn = "";
 			TasView.ReleaseCurrentCell();
 			// Exit float editing if value was changed with cursor
 			if (FloatEditingMode && _floatPaintState != CurrentTasMovie.GetFloatState(_floatEditRow, _floatEditColumn))
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					{
 						if (Settings.EmptyMarkers)
 						{
-							CurrentTasMovie.Markers.Add(TasView.CurrentCell.RowIndex.Value, string.Empty);
+							CurrentTasMovie.Markers.Add(TasView.CurrentCell.RowIndex.Value, "");
 							RefreshDialog();
 						}
 						else

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				var filename = CurrentTasMovie.Filename;
 				if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filename) || filename == DefaultTasProjName())
 				{
-					filename = string.Empty;
+					filename = "";
 				}
 
 				// need to be fancy here, so call the ofd constructor directly instead of helper

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.cs

@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void SetUpColumns()
 		{
 			TasView.AllColumns.Clear();
-			AddColumn(CursorColumnName, string.Empty, 18);
+			AddColumn(CursorColumnName, "", 18);
 			AddColumn(FrameColumnName, "Frame#", 68);
 
 			var columnNames = GenerateColumnNames();

BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/ToolManager.cs

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		public T Load<T>(bool focus = true)
 			where T : class, IToolForm
 		{
-			return Load<T>(string.Empty, focus);
+			return Load<T>("", focus);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>