Difference between various string comparisons in Java

Posted by Gandalf StormCrow on Stack Overflow See other posts from Stack Overflow or by Gandalf StormCrow
Published on 2010-04-14T15:37:08Z Indexed on 2010/04/14 15:53 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 160

Filed under:

Is there a difference between these ?

if(myString.equals("")){

}

if(myString.equals(null)){

}

if(myString == ""){

}

I have a string, I don't know is it empty or has some emtpy spaces I just wan't to stop it to be written in database if it is invalid(if empty or with some blank spaces).

© Stack Overflow or respective owner

Related posts about java