Java tutorial
/* * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties. * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */ package example; import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils; /** * * @author markiewb */ public class ToCommonsEmpty { public static void main(String[] args) { String s = ""; boolean a = s == null || s.length() == 0; boolean b = s == null || s.isEmpty(); boolean c = s != null && s.isEmpty(); boolean d = s != null && s.length() == 0; } public static void main2(String[] args) { String s = ""; boolean a = s == null || s.length() == 0; boolean b = s == null || s.isEmpty(); boolean c = s != null && s.isEmpty(); boolean d = s != null && s.length() == 0; } }