--- old/src/java.sql.rowset/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/WebRowSetXmlWriter.java	2018-12-06 17:53:38.133603078 -0500
+++ new/src/java.sql.rowset/share/classes/com/sun/rowset/internal/WebRowSetXmlWriter.java	2018-12-06 17:53:37.965602245 -0500
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
     private void writeStringData(String s) throws java.io.IOException {
         if (s == null) {
             writeNull();
-        } else if (s.equals("")) {
+        } else if (s.isEmpty()) {
             writeEmptyString();
         } else {