code: public static Any return_empty_any(final String cmd) throws DevFailed {
          Any ret = null;
          // noinspection ErrorNotRethrown
          try {
              ret = Util.instance().get_orb().create_any();
          } catch (final OutOfMemoryError ex) {
              final StringBuffer o = new StringBuffer(cmd);
              o.append(".execute");
  
              Util.out3.println("Bad allocation while in " + cmd + ".execute()");
              Except.throw_exception("API_MemoryAllocation", "Can't allocate memory in server", o
                      .toString());
          }
  
          Util.out4.println("Leaving " + cmd + ".execute()");
  
          return ret;
      }
docs: Create and return an empty CORBA Any object.
  <p>
  Create an empty CORBA Any object. Could be used by command which does not
  return anything to the client. This method also prints a message on
  screen (level 4) before it returns
  
  @param cmd The cmd name which use this empty Any. Only used to create the
  thrown exception (in case of) and in the displayed message
  @return The empty CORBA Any
  @throws DevFailed If the Any object creation failed. Click <a
  href="../../tango_basic/idl_html/Tango.html#DevFailed"
  >here</a> to read <b>DevFailed</b> exception specification