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Java equals() selection

UlaDeia

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In Java, if I try to do.equals() on a null string, a null pointer error is issued. I'm wondering whether I can perform the following if I'm attempting to compare if a string is equal to a constant string:

 

MY CONSTANT STRING.equals(aStringVariable)

I'm sure it'll work, but is this simply extremely bad code?

This is a common Java idiom known colloquially as a Yoda condition. Personally, I prefer to handle the null situation directly, but the Yoda method is widely used, and any competent Java programmer should quickly grasp what is going on. How should I proceed?

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Whoman

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life is too short to code in java bro

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It's not bad code, just a simple string check lol

 

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