[jdom-interest] getText() returns null or ""

[Scott Willy]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdom-interest-admin at jdom.org
> [mailto:jdom-interest-admin at jdom.org]On Behalf Of Laurent Bihanic
> Sent: Wednesday, 04 October, 2000 16:35
> To: jdom-interest at jdom.org
> Subject: Re: [jdom-interest] getText() returns null or ""
> 
> 
> 
> On the performance side, a test against null is much faster than 
> an equals()
> on strings.
> 

In the general case, yes, but 

	if (foo.equals( "" ) )

is the same as

	if ( foo.length() == 0 )

and the latter is as fast as a test against null (or as near as d*** it :-)


Moot point.

csw