--- old/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JEditorPane.java	2019-05-02 04:34:48.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JEditorPane.java	2019-05-02 04:34:48.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@
         try {
             Document doc = getDocument();
             doc.remove(0, doc.getLength());
-            if (t == null || t.equals("")) {
+            if (t == null || t.isEmpty()) {
                 return;
             }
             Reader r = new StringReader(t);