Strings.java

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package com.google.api.client.util;

/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@code String} instances.
 *
 * <p>
 * NOTE: proxy for the Guava implementation of {@link com.google.common.base.Strings}.
 * </p>
 *
 * @since 1.14
 * @author Yaniv Inbar
 */
public final class Strings {

  /**
   * Returns {@code true} if the given string is null or is the empty string.
   *
   * @param string a string reference to check (may be {@code null})
   * @return {@code true} if the string is null or is the empty string
   */
  public static boolean isNullOrEmpty(String string) {
    return com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty(string);
  }

  private Strings() {
  }
}