https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/java-equals-selection/m-p/1229913#M79273 <P>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:</P><LI-CODE lang="java">MY CONSTANT STRING.equals(aStringVariable)</LI-CODE><P>I'm sure it'll work, but is this simply extremely bad code?<BR />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?</P> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:42:22 GMT MubashshirHasan 2022-11-09T12:42:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/java-equals-selection/m-p/1229913#M79273 <P>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:</P><LI-CODE lang="java">MY CONSTANT STRING.equals(aStringVariable)</LI-CODE><P>I'm sure it'll work, but is this simply extremely bad code?<BR />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?</P> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:42:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/java-equals-selection/m-p/1229913#M79273 MubashshirHasan 2022-11-09T12:42:22Z