emptyVNode -> createEmptyVNode

src/core/instance/lifecycle.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* @flow */
 
 import Watcher from '../observer/watcher'
-import { emptyVNode } from '../vdom/vnode'
+import { createEmptyVNode } from '../vdom/vnode'
 import { observerState } from '../observer/index'
 import { warn, validateProp, remove, noop } from '../util/index'
 import { resolveSlots } from './render'
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function lifecycleMixin (Vue: Class<Component>) {
     const vm: Component = this
     vm.$el = el
     if (!vm.$options.render) {
-      vm.$options.render = emptyVNode
+      vm.$options.render = createEmptyVNode
       if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
         /* istanbul ignore if */
         if (vm.$options.template && vm.$options.template.charAt(0) !== '#') {

src/core/instance/render.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* @flow */
 
 import config from '../config'
-import VNode, { emptyVNode, cloneVNode, cloneVNodes } from '../vdom/vnode'
+import VNode, { createEmptyVNode, cloneVNode, cloneVNodes } from '../vdom/vnode'
 import { normalizeChildren } from '../vdom/helpers/index'
 import {
   warn, formatComponentName, bind, isObject, toObject,
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function renderMixin (Vue: Class<Component>) {
           vm
         )
       }
-      vnode = emptyVNode()
+      vnode = createEmptyVNode()
     }
     // set parent
     vnode.parent = _parentVnode
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function renderMixin (Vue: Class<Component>) {
   // number conversion
   Vue.prototype._n = toNumber
   // empty vnode
-  Vue.prototype._e = emptyVNode
+  Vue.prototype._e = createEmptyVNode
   // loose equal
   Vue.prototype._q = looseEqual
   // loose indexOf

src/core/vdom/create-element.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* @flow */
 
-import VNode, { emptyVNode } from './vnode'
+import VNode, { createEmptyVNode } from './vnode'
 import config from '../config'
 import { createComponent } from './create-component'
 import { normalizeChildren } from './helpers/index'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function _createElement (
   }
   if (!tag) {
     // in case of component :is set to falsy value
-    return emptyVNode()
+    return createEmptyVNode()
   }
   // support single function children as default scoped slot
   if (Array.isArray(children) &&

src/core/vdom/vnode.js

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default class VNode {
   }
 }
 
-export const emptyVNode = () => {
+export const createEmptyVNode = () => {
   const node = new VNode()
   node.text = ''
   node.isComment = true