diff --git a/src/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests/StringExtensionTests/StringExtensions.cs b/src/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests/StringExtensionTests/StringExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2a1f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests/StringExtensionTests/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using System;
+using System.Text;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Shouldly;
+using ThirdDrawer.Extensions.StringExtensionMethods;
+
+namespace ThirdDrawer.UnitTests.StringExtensionTests
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class StringExtensions
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TheResultShouldBeCorrect()
+        {
+            var testcase1Result = "foo".EqualCaseInsensitive("foO");
+            testcase1Result.ShouldBe(true);
+
+            var testcase2Result = "Foo".EqualCaseInsensitive("foO");
+            testcase2Result.ShouldBe(true);
+
+            var testcase3Result = "Fo0".EqualCaseInsensitive("foO");
+            testcase3Result.ShouldBe(false);
+
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EqualCaseInsensitiveShouldReturnTrueWhenPassingEmptryString()
+        {
+            var testcase1Result = string.Empty.EqualCaseInsensitive("");
+            testcase1Result.ShouldBe(true);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void HasValShouldReturnFalseWhenPassingEmptryString()
+        {
+            var testcase1Result = string.Empty.HasVal();
+            testcase1Result.ShouldBe(false);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void HasValShouldReturnFalseWhenPassingNull()
+        {
+            string param = null;
+            var testcase1Result = param.HasVal();
+            testcase1Result.ShouldBe(false);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void NoValShouldReturnTrueWhenPassingEmptryString()
+        {
+            var testcase1Result = string.Empty.NoVal();
+            testcase1Result.ShouldBe(true);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void NoValShouldReturnTrueWhenPassingNull()
+        {
+            string param = null;
+            var testcase1Result = param.NoVal();
+            testcase1Result.ShouldBe(true);
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests.csproj b/src/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests.csproj
index e1eb357..fdec882 100644
--- a/src/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests/ThirdDrawer.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Base64Tests\WhenEncodingFoo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Base64Tests\WhenEncodingThenDecodingAString.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CollectionExtensionTests\WhenPartitioningACollectionOfNumbersByParity.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="StringExtensionTests\StringExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TypeExtensionTests\WhenLookingForClosedTypesOfAnOpenGeneric.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WhenTheTestHarnessRuns.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
diff --git a/src/ThirdDrawer/Extensions/StringExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs b/src/ThirdDrawer/Extensions/StringExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs
index 33a6c36..1f28cd3 100644
--- a/src/ThirdDrawer/Extensions/StringExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ThirdDrawer/Extensions/StringExtensionMethods/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public static string FormatWith(this string s, params object[] args)
         {
             return string.Format(CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture, s, args);
         }
-
+        
         public static string GenerateRandomString(int length)
         {
             var characters = new List<char>();
@@ -81,5 +81,20 @@ public static string RemoveCharacters(this string s, string toRemove)
 
             return working;
         }
+
+        public static bool NoVal(this string src)
+        {
+            return string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(src);
+        }
+
+        public static bool HasVal(this string src)
+        {
+            return !src.NoVal();
+        }
+
+        public static bool EqualCaseInsensitive(this string src, string compareWith)
+        {
+            return (string.Equals(src, compareWith, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        }
     }
 }
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