Re: [lang] New StringUtils method - defaultIfEmpty

[Stephen Colebourne]

It depends really on how you perceive the function, ie. which group of 
methods does it belong to.

I perceive this as an extension to the default* methods, as its just 
deaulting based on another condition.

trimToDefault isn't wrong, but its not where *I* would look for the method.
Stephen
Gary Gregory wrote:
It sounds OK but there might be a different (better?) way.
We now have trimToEmpty and trimToNull methods. What about a
trimToDefault method?
Just a thought.
Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:29 PM
To: Jakarta Commons Developers List
Subject: [lang] New StringUtils method - defaultIfEmpty

Currently we have two default methods, both of which default when the 
string parameter is null. At my job we just had need of a default if 
empty method:

public String defaultIfEmpty(String str, String defaultString) {
  if (isEmpty(str)) {
   return defaultString;
  } else {
   return str;
  }
}
Does this sound OK to add?
Stephen
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