How can I find whitespace in a String?

Question

How can I check to see if a String contains a whitespace character, an empty space or \" \". If possible, please provide a Java example.

For example: String

Answer 1

Use org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils.

1. to search for whitespaces

boolean withWhiteSpace = StringUtils.contains("my name", " ");

2. To delete all whitespaces in a string

StringUtils.deleteWhitespace(null) = null StringUtils.deleteWhitespace("") = "" StringUtils.deleteWhitespace("abc") = "abc" StringUtils.deleteWhitespace(" ab c ") = "abc"