2 * jSite2 - StringComparer.java
3 * Copyright © 2008 David Roden
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20 package net.pterodactylus.util.beans;
23 * Compares different objects. Can be used to detect change in property values.
25 * @author David ‘Bombe’ Roden <bombe@freenetproject.org>
28 public class StringComparer {
31 * Compares the two strings and returns whether they are equal. This method
32 * takes <code>null</code> into account as a valid value for a string.
38 * @return <code>true</code> if the two strings are equal,
39 * <code>false</code> otherwise
41 public static boolean equal(String first, String second) {
42 return ((first != null) && (second == null)) || ((first == null) && (second != null)) || ((first != null) && !first.equals(second));