JAL-2446 merged to spike branch
[jalview.git] / src / jalview / util / ParseHtmlBodyAndLinks.java
index f1b83b8..139ee19 100644 (file)
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ public class ParseHtmlBodyAndLinks
   public ParseHtmlBodyAndLinks(String description, boolean removeHTML,
           String newline)
   {
-    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(description.length());
     if (description == null || description.length() == 0)
     {
       htmlContent = false;
       return;
     }
+    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(description.length());
     if (description.toUpperCase().indexOf("<HTML>") == -1)
     {
       htmlContent = false;