1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/mr/client/MRClientBuilders.java b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/mr/client/MRClientBuilders.java
index 60e0666..abf3736 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/mr/client/MRClientBuilders.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onap/dmaap/mr/client/MRClientBuilders.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class MRClientBuilders
          */
         public MRConsumer build ()
         {
-            if ( fHosts == null || fHosts.size() == 0 || fTopic == null )
+            if ( fHosts == null || fHosts.isEmpty() || fTopic == null )
             {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException ( "You must provide at least one host and a topic name." );
             }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class MRClientBuilders
          */
         public PublisherBuilder usingHosts ( String[] hostSet )
         {
-            final TreeSet<String> hosts = new TreeSet<String> ();
+            final TreeSet<String> hosts = new TreeSet<> ();
             for ( String hp : hostSet )
             {
                 hosts.add ( hp );