org.hamcrest.text

Class IsEmptyString

java.lang.Object

org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher<T>

org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher<java.lang.String>

org.hamcrest.text.IsEmptyString

All Implemented Interfaces:

Matcher<java.lang.String>, SelfDescribing

public final class IsEmptyString
extends TypeSafeMatcher<java.lang.String>

Matches empty Strings (and null).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	describeTo(Description description) Generates a description of the object.
static Matcher<java.lang.String>	emptyOrNullString() Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string is null, or has zero length.
static Matcher<java.lang.String>	emptyString() Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string has zero length.
static Matcher<java.lang.String>	isEmptyOrNullString() Deprecated. use is(emptyOrNullString()) instead
static Matcher<java.lang.String>	isEmptyString() Deprecated. use is(emptyString()) instead
boolean	matchesSafely(java.lang.String item) Subclasses should implement this.

Methods inherited from class org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher

describeMismatch, describeMismatchSafely, matches

Methods inherited from class org.hamcrest.BaseMatcher

_dont_implement_Matcher___instead_extend_BaseMatcher_, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

matchesSafely

public boolean matchesSafely(java.lang.String item)

Description copied from class: TypeSafeMatcher

Subclasses should implement this. The item will already have been checked for the specific type and will never be null.

Specified by:

matchesSafely in class TypeSafeMatcher<java.lang.String>

describeTo

public void describeTo(Description description)

Description copied from interface: SelfDescribing

Generates a description of the object. The description may be part of a a description of a larger object of which this is just a component, so it should be worded appropriately.

Parameters:

description - The description to be built or appended to.

isEmptyString

@Deprecated
public static Matcher<java.lang.String> isEmptyString()

Deprecated. use is(emptyString()) instead

Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string has zero length. For example:

assertThat("", isEmptyString())

emptyString

public static Matcher<java.lang.String> emptyString()

Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string has zero length. For example:

assertThat("", is(emptyString()))

isEmptyOrNullString

@Deprecated
public static Matcher<java.lang.String> isEmptyOrNullString()

Deprecated. use is(emptyOrNullString()) instead

Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string is null, or has zero length. For example:

assertThat(((String)null), isEmptyOrNullString())

emptyOrNullString

public static Matcher<java.lang.String> emptyOrNullString()

Creates a matcher of String that matches when the examined string is null, or has zero length. For example:

assertThat(((String)null), is(emptyOrNullString()))