--- old/src/java.xml/share/classes/com/sun/xml/internal/stream/events/StartDocumentEvent.java	2018-12-06 17:26:36.321560946 -0500
+++ new/src/java.xml/share/classes/com/sun/xml/internal/stream/events/StartDocumentEvent.java	2018-12-06 17:26:36.149560093 -0500
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         this.fEncodingScheam = encoding;
         this.fVersion = version;
         this.fStandalone = standalone;
-        if (encoding != null && !encoding.equals(""))
+        if (encoding != null && !encoding.isEmpty())
             this.fEncodingSchemeSet = true;
         else {
             this.fEncodingSchemeSet = false;