[OFBIZ-4427] Runtime errors with UtilValidate.isEmpty(Object) and IsNotEmpty should be caught during compilation

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Reopened
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Trunk, Upcoming Branch
• Component/s: framework
• Labels: UtilValidate.isEmpty
• Sprint: Bug Crush Event - 21/2/2015
• Assignee: Paul Foxworthy
• Reporter: Jacques Le Roux
• Created: 17/Sep/11 08:37
• Updated: 11/Jan/22 08:48

Description

Hence we need to remove the UtilValidate.isEmpty(Object) method and provide methods that accept explicit types.

Adrian then (http://markmail.org/message/37rtrnulhmyzxfoo) suggested that

Scripting languages should use a facade class that provides methods for working with generic Objects or providing default behaviors.

Issue Links

• relates to: OFBIZ-8471 Remove uneccessary call of isNotEmpty() to validate not null generic value
• relates to: OFBIZ-7310 Use UtilValidate.isEmpty() instead of length() <= 0