[Java] Why use StringUtils.isEmpty () instead of String.isEmpty ()

As a matter of course, org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils.isEmpty () `` `is used for null checking of strings, but in fact, java.lang.String.isEmpty () There is also `. So why use ```org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils.isEmpty () `to include an external jar?

• From here onward, in this article, StringUtils will refer to org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils.

Difference between two isEmpty ()

StringUtils isEmpty ()

Returns true if null or empty string.

String isEmpty ()

Returns true only if length () is 0.

Comparison of execution results of isEmpty () of String and StringUtils

Here is the source of actually using the isEmpty () method for null and empty string: arrow_down:

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;

public class VsIsEmpty {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    String str1 = null;
    String str2 = "";

    System.out.println("-------------------------");
//    System.out.println(str1.isEmpty());    //NullPointerException occurs here.
    System.out.println(StringUtils.isEmpty(str1));

    System.out.println("-------------------------");
    System.out.println(str2.isEmpty());
    System.out.println(StringUtils.isEmpty(str2));
  }
}

Click here for the execution result: arrow_down:

-------------------------
true
-------------------------
true
true

String.isEmpty () returns NullPointerExceptin just because it says "when length () is 0". Therefore, it is commented out in the above source code.

Conclusion

String.isEmpty () was a "empty" child: exclamation: Since null and sky are different things, it seems to be true when asked, but after all empty means that I want both null and sky to be returned as true.