Check for empty arguments

[sandy1028]

This code doesnot work. How to check if args[1] is empty

if(args[1].equals=""){
//statement
}
else {
//statement
}

[masijade]

.equals is a method not a field. How do you use a method?

Edit: You may also want to check, however, whether or not args[1] even exists, and whether or not it might be null, to avoid that statement itself throwing a couple of possible exceptions.

[sandy1028]

Can you please send me some tutorials regarding it

[masijade]

Regarding what?

How to use a method?
How to get the length of an array?
How to use an if statement?

Those are all that are involved.

[RamyaSivakanth]

Hi,
equals is a method .U have to use like this below.

if(args[1].equals(""){
//statement
}
else {
//statement
}

But without aupplying args[1] value if u try to use the above code then u will get "ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException"

[sandy1028]

I have to pass two arguments.
If the second argument is empty it should not print any exception and it should return "";

[RamyaSivakanth]

Hi,
be specific with ur question.can u please send the code so that i can answer?

[sandy1028]

When I run the java program with one argument and if second argument is not passed it should return "" without giving an exception

If the second argument is present then I have to assign as variable string as filename else I have to assign the value to ""
;

[masijade]

Like I said, check that the length of the "args" array is at least 2 using length and an if statement, then use the equals method properly. Check your study notes and/or prior/example programs from your class to see how to use a method.

Edit: Also, if the length of the array is not 2 or more, than, obviously, there is no second argument, so no reason to even attempt to use the equals method. And, if it is there, it is obviously not "empty" although it could be composed of all spaces by entering " " on the command line. If that needs to be checked for, then you are going to have to use the trim method and then the equals method (or better length method checking for more than 0) in succession.