String.isEmpty() is used here: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/myfaces/core/branches/1.2.x/api/src/main/java/javax/faces/application/ViewHandler.java?r1=792658&r2=796378&diff_format=h
I filed this ticket - in the meantime: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MYFACES-2338 Generally we should ensure that 1.2 is building fine with JDK 1.5. -Matthias -- Matthias Wessendorf blog: http://matthiaswessendorf.wordpress.com/ sessions: http://www.slideshare.net/mwessendorf twitter: http://twitter.com/mwessendorf