Check whether a string is not null and not empty

Question

How can I check whether a string is not null and not empty?

public void doStuff(String str)
{
    if (str != null && str != \"**here I want to check          


        

Answer 1

I've made my own utility function to check several strings at once, rather than having an if statement full of if(str != null && !str.isEmpty && str2 != null && !str2.isEmpty). This is the function:

public class StringUtils{

    public static boolean areSet(String... strings)
    {
        for(String s : strings)
            if(s == null || s.isEmpty)
                return false;

        return true;
    }   

}

so I can simply write:

if(!StringUtils.areSet(firstName,lastName,address)
{
    //do something
}