[EMPIREDB-357] StringUtils.compareEqual fails for arguments null + empty string

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: empire-db-2.5.1
• Component/s: Core
• Assignee: Rainer Döbele
• Reporter: Rainer Döbele
• Created: 07/Jul/21 10:49
• Updated: 13/Jan/22 14:54
• Resolved: 13/Jan/22 14:54

Description

StringUtils.compareEqual should return true if both arguments are empty strings with null being considered an empty string,

However if one argument is null and the other is an empty string the function returns false, which is not desired.