Checking for a not null, not blank String in Java

Question

I am trying to check if a Java String is not null, not empty and not whitespace.

In my mind, this code should have been quite up for the job.

Answer 1

You could take a look at JSR 303 Bean Validtion wich contains the Annotatinos @NotEmpty and @NotNull. Bean Validation is cool because you can seperate validation issues from the original intend of the method.