Add isNotEmpty Utility Methods to Improve Readability and Safety #35247
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iddeepak
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Jul 28, 2025
| public static boolean isNotEmpty(@Nullable Map<?, ? extends @Nullable Object> map) { | ||
| return (map != null && !map.isEmpty()); | ||
| } | ||
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@mdeinum
Added isNotEmpty methods to CollectionUtils as suggested to improve readability and avoid !isEmpty() usage
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iddeepak
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| } | ||
| String parameter = mimeType.substring(index + 1, nextIndex).trim(); | ||
| if (parameter.length() > 0) { | ||
| if (StringUtils.hasLength(parameter)) { |
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I see StringUtils#isEmpty is replaced with !StringUtils.hasLength everywhere, Can't we just use if string.isEmpty() ? |
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Thanks for the proposal, but this has been declined multiple times, see #34519 and linked issues. |
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Summary
This PR introduces new utility methods to improve readability and reduce the risk of subtle bugs related to negated emptiness checks:
Adds CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(Collection) Adds CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(Map)
Motivation
As noted by @mdeinum in #35243 , negated expressions like !collection.isEmpty() can be error-prone: