Set the XML attribute value under the specified name, if the given value is neither null nor an empty String . - Java XML

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Set the XML attribute value under the specified name, if the given value is neither null nor an empty String .

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//package com.java2s;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Set the attribute value under the specified name, if the given value is neither {@code null} nor an empty {@code String}.
     *
     * @param node
     *            element to set the attribute on
     * @param attributeName
     *            name of the targeted attribute
     * @param attributeValue
     *            value to set (method does nothing if this is {@code null} or an empty {@code String}
     * @return if the attribute has been set
     */
    public static boolean setNullableAttribute(final Element node,
            final String attributeName, final Object attributeValue) {
        if (attributeValue != null) {
            final String textValue = attributeValue.toString();
            if (!textValue.isEmpty()) {
                node.setAttribute(attributeName, textValue);
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }
}

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