2 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Extensions/ListHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Extensions/ListHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b893a3509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Extensions/ListHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#nullable disable
+#pragma warning disable CS1591
+
+using System;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Extensions
+{
+    // TODO: @bond remove
+    public static class ListHelper
+    {
+        public static bool ContainsIgnoreCase(string[] list, string value)
+        {
+            if (value == null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(value));
+            }
+
+            foreach (var item in list)
+            {
+                if (string.Equals(item, value, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Extensions/StringHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Extensions/StringHelper.cs
index f819a295c..8ffa3c4ba 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Extensions/StringHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Extensions/StringHelper.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Extensions
         /// <returns>The string with the first character as uppercase.</returns>
         public static string FirstToUpper(string str)
         {
-            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(str))
+            if (str.Length == 0)
             {
-                return string.Empty;
+                return str;
             }
 
             if (char.IsUpper(str[0]))