Java Question
What is the right position of literals in String Comparison?
I have
if (localName.equals("TaxName")) {
but PMD says
Position literals first in String comparisons
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Answer Source
"TaxName".equals(localName) is better as if localName is null you won't get a null pointer exception.
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