* @public
 */
Platform.stringIsNullOrEmpty = function(str) {
  return !str;
};


/**
 * @param {?string} str
 * @return {string} Original str, if it is non-null. Otherwise empty string.
 */
Platform.nullToEmpty = function(str) {
  return str || "";
};


/**
 * @param {?string} str
 * @return {string} Original str, if it is non-empty. Otherwise null;
 */
Platform.emptyToNull = function(str) {

  @JsMethod
  static native boolean stringIsNullOrEmpty(@Nullable String string) /*-{
    return !string;
  }-*/;

  @JsMethod
  static native String nullToEmpty(@Nullable String string) /*-{
    return string || "";
  }-*/;

  @JsMethod
  static native String emptyToNull(@Nullable String string) /*-{
    return string || null;
  }-*/;

   *
   * @param string the string to test and possibly return
   * @return {@code string} if it is not null; {@code ""} otherwise
   */
  static String nullToEmpty(@Nullable String string) {
    return (string == null) ? "" : string;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the string if it is not empty, or a null string otherwise.
   *
   * @param string the string to test and possibly return