Garbage Burrito

how many times have you done this

if( request.getParameter("foo")!= null && request.getParameter("foo").equals("bar") ) {
doStuff();
}

this is WAY easier

if("bar".equals(request.getParameter("foo")) ) {
doStuff();
}

you can call methods on a "String Literal" in Java
including the null safe .equals() method!

For some reason thats always made me cringe.

Kinda like Goatse makes you cringe? it was kinda like puttin the horse before the carrage for me until I accepted it. I think you just need some humble pie. I know it's unusual, but it's more efficient and totaly Kosher. if your not too freaked out.. try it, I promise it won't make Gaping Orafices appear in your apps.

this just goes to show humans are creatures of habbit. the next time you feel your self cringing without seeing Goatse(Microsoft), think to your self, I could be eliminating a Real innovation here(Linux/Mac). The good news is that you only need to try it(Linux/Mac) once =). When you discover that something(Microsoft) is a waste of time, you are free abandon it. Something is whispering microsoft in my ear. anyway, rember to be strong minded(Linux/Mac). Don't fall into failure(windows) just because it's familiar.

remember "String Literals" are objects too. those fun friendly people at sun made this a possibility for a reason. =)

Ryan's Random Thought:
Object woman = new Woman();
see... women are objects!
please feel free to hate me =)

Actually I'll just stick with


if language == 'ruby'
 kickAss
end


do stuff if "bar".eql? params[:foo]

Oh yeah baby...

Danger, do you use the eql? method, or are you being sarcastic?

yeah ben.. because its a good coding practice. lol

That's Ruby not Java ;)

calling an comparitor function from a string literal is a technique, not a language.

It's a technique, *in Java*. In Ruby eql? and == are the same thing. You don't get a null/nil pointer if you use ==. Most scripting languages do not use == for identity comparison like Java.

I was just curious to know if Danger uses .eql? out of preference, or if he was just comparing to Java.