# Detect empty input textfield

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-empty-input-textfield/322784>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [June 3, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-empty-input-textfield/322784 "2011-06-03T01:16:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeponkz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@jeponkz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeponkz)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-empty-input-textfield/322784/1 "2011-06-03T01:16:17Z")

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how could i detect empty input textfield?

if (txt.text == “”) {  
trace(“blank”);  
}  
if (txt.text != “”){  
trace(“not blank”);  
}

not working :’( help me plss…