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package org.apache.webbeans.util;

/**
 * a few static string utility methods
 */
public final class StringUtil
{
    private StringUtil()
    {
        // private utility class ct
    }

    /**
     * @return {@code true} if the given string is either {@code null} or an empty string
     */
    public static boolean isEmpty(String val)
    {
        return val == null || val.length() == 0;
    }

    /**
     * @return {@code true} if the given string is not null and has a content
     */
    public static boolean isNotEmpty(String val)
    {
        return val != null && val.length() > 0;
    }

    /**
     * @return {@code true} if the given string is either {@code null} or an empty or blank string
     */
    public static boolean isBlank(String val)
    {
        return val == null || val.length() == 0 || val.trim().length() == 0;
    }
}

add a simple StringUtil with static helpers