Merge pull request #14024 from izeye:polish-item-metadata-build-name

* pr/14024:
  Polish ItemMetadata.buildName()

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-configuration-processor/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/metadata/ItemMetadata.java

@@ -58,14 +58,17 @@ public final class ItemMetadata implements Comparable<ItemMetadata> {
 	}
 
 	private String buildName(String prefix, String name) {
-		while (prefix != null && prefix.endsWith(".")) {
+		StringBuilder fullName = new StringBuilder();
-			prefix = prefix.substring(0, prefix.length() - 1);
+		if (prefix != null) {
-		}
+			if (prefix.endsWith(".")) {
-		StringBuilder fullName = new StringBuilder((prefix != null) ? prefix : "");
+				prefix = prefix.substring(0, prefix.length() - 1);
-		if (fullName.length() > 0 && name != null) {
+			}
-			fullName.append('.');
+			fullName.append(prefix);
 		}
 		if (name != null) {
+			if (fullName.length() > 0) {
+				fullName.append('.');
+			}
 			fullName.append(ConfigurationMetadata.toDashedCase(name));
 		}
 		return fullName.toString();