// July 13, 2006



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// is there text in the textbox?

// return true or false

// requires ../format/trim.js



function textInTextbox(elementObj) // as Boolean

{

	// make sure the element is of the right object type

	if

	(

		elementObj.type == "text" || 

		elementObj.type == "textbox" || 

		elementObj.type == "textarea" || 

		elementObj.type == "hidden" || 

		elementObj.type == "password" || 

		elementObj.type == "file"

	)

	{

	

		// save the passed value

		var txtValue = elementObj.value;

		

		// trim the value of leading and trailing spaces

		// from trim.js

		txtValue = Trim(txtValue)

		

		// if after trimming the length = 0...

		if (txtValue.length < 1)

		{

			// the textbox is empty

			return false;

		}

		else

		{

			// there is valid text present

			return true;

		}

		

	}

	else

	// wrong element type

	{

		return false;

	}

	

}



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// syntax version



function textintextbox(elementObj) // as Boolean

{

	return textInTextbox(elementObj)

}



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// syntax version



function TextInTextbox(elementObj) // as Boolean

{

	return textInTextbox(elementObj)

}



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// example



/*

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">

function validateForm1(formObj)

{

	if (textInTextbox(formObj.FirstName) == false)

	{

		alert("Please enter your name.");

		formObj.FirstName.focus();

		return false;

	}

	else

	{

		return true;

	}

}

</script>

*/



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// is the value passed empty



function isEmpty(strValue)

{

  if (strValue.length == 0 || strValue == null)

	{ 

     return true;

  }

	else

	{

     return false;

  }

}



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// syntax version



function isempty(strValue)

{

	return isEmpty(strValue);

}



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// syntax version



function IsEmpty(strValue)

{

	return isEmpty(strValue);

}