data_utils.go

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package util

// SafeStringValue returns the referenced string value, treating nil as equivalent to "".
// It is intended as a type-safe and nil-safe test for empty values in data fields of
func SafeStringValue(s *string) string {
	if s == nil {
		return ""
	}
	return *s
}

// StringHasValue returns true if the argument is neither nil nor a pointer to the
// zero/empty string.
func StringHasValue(s *string) bool {
	return s != nil && *s != ""
}