EMPIREDB-354
empty string constant added for convenience.
diff --git a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/StringUtils.java b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/StringUtils.java
index 6b4b088..4f41468 100644
--- a/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/StringUtils.java
+++ b/empire-db/src/main/java/org/apache/empire/commons/StringUtils.java
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@
}
/**
+ * Empty String
+ */
+ public static final String EMPTY = "";
+
+ /**
+ * Single Space
+ */
+ public static final String SPACE = " ";
+
+ /**
* Converts a value to a string.
* If the value is null then the default value is returned.
*
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 681dd2b..038423a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
<artifactId>myfaces-api</artifactId>
- <version>2.2.12</version>
+ <version>2.2.14</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.myfaces.core</groupId>
<artifactId>myfaces-impl</artifactId>
- <version>2.2.12</version>
+ <version>2.2.14</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
