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package org.apache.logging.log4j.util;

/**
 * <em>Consider this class private.</em>
 * 
 * @see <a href="http://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/">Apache Commons Lang</a>
 */
public final class Strings {

    /**
     * The empty string.
     */
    public static final String EMPTY = "";

    /**
     * Returns a double quoted string.
     * 
     * @param str
     *        a String
     * @return {@code "str"}
     */
    public static String dquote(final String str) {
        return Chars.DQUOTE + str + Chars.DQUOTE;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a String is blank. A blank string is one that is {@code null}, empty, or when trimmed using
     * {@link String#trim()} is empty.
     *
     * @param s
     *        the String to check, may be {@code null}
     * @return {@code true} if the String is {@code null}, empty, or trims to empty.
     */
    public static boolean isBlank(final String s) {
        return s == null || s.trim().isEmpty();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Checks if a CharSequence is empty ("") or null.
     * </p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * Strings.isEmpty(null)      = true
     * Strings.isEmpty("")        = true
     * Strings.isEmpty(" ")       = false
     * Strings.isEmpty("bob")     = false
     * Strings.isEmpty("  bob  ") = false
     * </pre>
     *
     * <p>
     * NOTE: This method changed in Lang version 2.0. It no longer trims the CharSequence. That functionality is
     * available in isBlank().
     * </p>
     *
     * <p>
     * Copied from Apache Commons Lang org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.isEmpty(CharSequence)
     * </p>
     *
     * @param cs
     *        the CharSequence to check, may be null
     * @return {@code true} if the CharSequence is empty or null
     */
    public static boolean isEmpty(final CharSequence cs) {
        return cs == null || cs.length() == 0;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a String is not blank. The opposite of {@link #isBlank(String)}.
     *
     * @param s
     *        the String to check, may be {@code null}
     * @return {@code true} if the String is non-{@code null} and has content after being trimmed.
     */
    public static boolean isNotBlank(final String s) {
        return !isBlank(s);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Checks if a CharSequence is not empty ("") and not null.
     * </p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * Strings.isNotEmpty(null)      = false
     * Strings.isNotEmpty("")        = false
     * Strings.isNotEmpty(" ")       = true
     * Strings.isNotEmpty("bob")     = true
     * Strings.isNotEmpty("  bob  ") = true
     * </pre>
     *
     * <p>
     * Copied from Apache Commons Lang org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.isNotEmpty(CharSequence)
     * </p>
     *
     * @param cs
     *        the CharSequence to check, may be null
     * @return {@code true} if the CharSequence is not empty and not null
     */
    public static boolean isNotEmpty(final CharSequence cs) {
        return !isEmpty(cs);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a quoted string.
     * 
     * @param str
     *        a String
     * @return {@code 'str'}
     */
    public static String quote(final String str) {
        return Chars.QUOTE + str + Chars.QUOTE;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * Removes control characters (char &lt;= 32) from both ends of this String returning {@code null} if the String is
     * empty ("") after the trim or if it is {@code null}.
     *
     * <p>
     * The String is trimmed using {@link String#trim()}. Trim removes start and end characters &lt;= 32.
     * </p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * Strings.trimToNull(null)          = null
     * Strings.trimToNull("")            = null
     * Strings.trimToNull("     ")       = null
     * Strings.trimToNull("abc")         = "abc"
     * Strings.trimToNull("    abc    ") = "abc"
     * </pre>
     *
     * <p>
     * Copied from Apache Commons Lang org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils.trimToNull(String)
     * </p>
     *
     * @param str
     *        the String to be trimmed, may be null
     * @return the trimmed String, {@code null} if only chars &lt;= 32, empty or null String input
     */
    public static String trimToNull(final String str) {
        final String ts = str == null ? null : str.trim();
        return isEmpty(ts) ? null : ts;
    }

    private Strings() {
    }
}

@@ -5097,20 +5097,37 @@
 Strings() %7B%0A
+        // empty%0A
     %7D%0A%7D%0A

Comment empty block.