diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/ObjectUtil.java b/app/src/processing/app/ObjectUtil.java
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+package processing.app;
+
+public class ObjectUtil {
+	
+	public static boolean isNull(Object o) {
+		return o == null;
+	}	
+	
+	public static <T> T defaultIfEmpty(T obj, T defaultObj) {
+		if (isNull(obj)) return defaultObj;
+		return obj;
+	}
+}