What problem are you trying to solve?

Code readability and possibly performance when using the "" + ... trick to convert something to a String.
String.valueOf() is a better alternative.

Describe the situation before applying the recipe

"" + 1

Describe the situation after applying the recipe

String.valueOf(1)

OSS repro

• https://github.com/encryptedsystems/Clusion/blob/d6f89c1269f618ec42a9bfc42e940382fa14ae69/src/main/java/org/crypto/sse/DynRR.java#L47
• https://github.com/xebialabs/overcast/blob/8a494dc8f8572ae337ce91b06829eb9567c91f5d/src/main/java/com/xebialabs/overcast/host/CachedLibvirtHost.java#L57