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Title: MSC19-C. For functions that return an array, prefer returning an empty array over a null value  
Author: Glenn Stroz Mar 29, 2009
Last Changed by: David Svoboda May 20, 2025
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    Page: Applicable in Principle to Android (C Rules/Recomendations)
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    Page: Rec. 48. Miscellaneous (MSC)
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