Is StringUtils.EMPTY recommended?

Question

Do you use StringUtils.EMPTY instead of \"\"?

I mean either as a return value or if you set a the value of a String variable. I don\'t mean

Answer 1

I'm amazed at how many people are happy to blindly assume that "" is indeed an empty string, and doesn't (accidentally?) contain any of Unicode's wonderful invisible and non-spacing characters. For the love of all that is good and decent, use EMPTY whenever you can.