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Tibor Digana commented on SUREFIRE-649: --------------------------------------- The null string means that the system property is unspecified in the configuration. The workaround would be to set null property if getSystemProperty() returns empty string in @BeforeClass. > Might be impossible to have empty strings in systemPropertyVariables element > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: SUREFIRE-649 > URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/SUREFIRE-649 > Project: Maven Surefire > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Maven Surefire Plugin > Affects Versions: 2.6 > Reporter: Laird Nelson > Assignee: Tibor Digana > Priority: Minor > Fix For: 2.18 > > Attachments: surefireEmptyStringIssue.tar.gz > > > This stanza: > <systemProperties> > <property> > <name>emptyProperty</name> > <value></value> > </property> > </systemProperties> > ...yields "" from System.getProperty("emptyProperty"). > This (supposedly better) stanza: > <systemPropertyVariables> > <emptyProperty></emptyProperty> > </systemPropertyVariables> > ...yields null from System.getProperty("emptyProperty"). > A test case is attached that demonstrates the issue. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.6#6162)