interesting problem... "empty string" has a very clear meaning in java, it is a non null String object of zero length.
Does the entrenched user base merit retaining a non standard naming convention. or is Empty sufficiently entrenched to also mean null? (I don't think it is) I appreciate the dilemma but as a user would prefer it if the convention of empty stayed as "" and only "". (but swallowing nulls and returning false id just the ticket) My 2 cents Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Henning P. Schmiedehausen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 18 July 2003 13:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [lang] Pre 2.0 StringUtils NPE changes > > > "Howard M. Lewis Ship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >I must have missed this. What change to > StringUtils.isEmpty() are you making. I like it just the > >way it it ... I had an identical method in Tapestry that I > deprecated and pointed at StringUtils. > >I'm very much reliant on "" == null. > > I strongly agree here! We replaced lots and lots of > > if ((foo == null) || foo.equals("")) with StringUtils.isEmpty() > > if ((foo != null) && !foo.equals("")) with StringUtils.isNotEmpty() > > in Turbine. If you change this behaviour, we would get _very_ > upset... :-) > > Regards > Henning > > -- > Dipl.-Inf. (Univ.) Henning P. Schmiedehausen INTERMETA GmbH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49 9131 50 654 0 http://www.intermeta.de/ > > Java, perl, Solaris, Linux, xSP Consulting, Web Services > freelance consultant -- Jakarta Turbine Development -- hero for hire > > --- Quote of the week: "It is pointless to tell people anything when > you know that they won't process the message." --- Jonathan Revusky > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************** The information transmitted herewith is sensitive information intended only for use by the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from your computer. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
