**isEmpty** is faster + has less byte code + easier to read. Benchmarks could be found [here](https://medium.com/javarevisited/micro-optimizations-in-java-string-equals-22be19fd8416).
------------- Commit messages: - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/doom369/jdk into reaplce_equals_with_is_empty - revert change in classes that maintain jdk 1.4 compatibility - Improvement: replace all occurrences of the .equals("") usages with .isEmpty() Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/29/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=29&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8252999 Stats: 234 lines in 150 files changed: 0 ins; 0 del; 234 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/29.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/29/head:pull/29 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/29
