2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 9e6c25d..dcbb509 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             get
             {
-                if (CreatorData != null && CreatorData != string.Empty)
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(CreatorData))
                     return CreatorID.ToString() + ';' + CreatorData;
                 else
                     return CreatorID.ToString();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
index 3ea936c..f07dee9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
             WriteUUID(writer, "CreatorID", sop.CreatorID, options);
 
-            if (sop.CreatorData != null && sop.CreatorData != string.Empty)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sop.CreatorData))
                 writer.WriteElementString("CreatorData", sop.CreatorData);
             else if (options.ContainsKey("home"))
             {
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
                     WriteUUID(writer, "CreatorID", item.CreatorID, options);
 
-                    if (item.CreatorData != null && item.CreatorData != string.Empty)
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.CreatorData))
                         writer.WriteElementString("CreatorData", item.CreatorData);
                     else if (options.ContainsKey("home"))
                     {