Java String Value Of valueOfOrEmptyString(final Object object)

Description

Returns with an empty string is the argument is null otherwise returns with String#valueOf(Object) .

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
object	an object.

Return

empty string is the object is null otherwise with the of the argument.

Declaration

public static String valueOfOrEmptyString(final Object object) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w ww  . ja v  a  2  s.c om
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 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 */

public class Main {
    /**Shared empty string.*/
    public static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";

    /**
     * Returns with an empty string is the argument is {@code null} otherwise 
     * returns with {@link String#valueOf(Object)}.
     * @param object an object.
     * @return empty string is the object is {@code null} otherwise with the 
     * {@link Object#toString()} of the argument.
     */
    public static String valueOfOrEmptyString(final Object object) {
        return null == object ? EMPTY_STRING : String.valueOf(object);
    }
}

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