Java Object to String objectToString(Object a_Object)

Description

Makes object to string if it is null then empty string "" is returned
Advantage of this is that it is handling nulls correctly

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
a_Object	Object which will be converted

Return

String current string value

Declaration

public static String objectToString(Object a_Object) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  ww  w  . jav a 2  s  . co  m
NetForm Library
---------------
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*/

public class Main {
    /**
     * Makes object to string if it is null then empty string "" is returned
     * <br> <b>Advantage of this is that it is handling nulls correctly</b>
     * @param a_Object Object which will be converted
     * @return String current string value
     */

    public static String objectToString(Object a_Object) {
        if (a_Object != null) {
            return a_Object.toString();
        } else {
            return "";
        }
    }
}

Related

1. castToString(Object inValue)
2. castToString(Object object)
3. castToString(Object value)
4. castToStringArray(Object[] array)
5. objectToString(final Object value)
6. objectToString(Object in)
7. objectToString(Object in, boolean ignoreNull)
8. objectToString(Object o)
9. objectToString(Object o)